Etymology of the Latin word suffragari
the Latin word
suffragari (express public support , canvass, vote for)
derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the Late Latin word
frangere (break, shatter, crush)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreg-Derivations in Latin
suffragiumDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
sufragar