Learned borrowing from Latin suffrāgō.
suffrago
suffrago
This verb, its deponent version suffrāgor (“to vote for, support, favor”), and the related noun suffrāgium (“voting tablet, ballot, vote”) come from the prefix sub- (“under”) combined with an uncertain root.
One proposal derives them from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”), the root of frangō (“to break”). The semantic development might be along the same lines as in the related noun fragor (“crash, din, uproar”), with the sense "break, shatter, clash" shifting to "make clashing noises, make an uproar (in support of a candidate)" to "lend support, vote for someone".
Another proposal derives it from the same source as the noun suffrāgō (see below) and may have originally meant an ankle bone or knuckle bone.
suffrāgō (present infinitive suffrāgāre, perfect active suffrāgāvī, supine suffrāgātum); first conjugation
From sub- + *frāgō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (“rump, hock, hindquarters”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Cognate with Latin braca (“trousers”).
suffrāgō f (genitive suffrāginis); third declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suffrāgō | suffrāginēs |
| Genitive | suffrāginis | suffrāginum |
| Dative | suffrāginī | suffrāginibus |
| Accusative | suffrāginem | suffrāginēs |
| Ablative | suffrāgine | suffrāginibus |
| Vocative | suffrāgō | suffrāginēs |