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surrogo.

to cause, choose or elect someone to be chosen in place of another, put in another's place, substitute

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsʊr.rɔ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[ˈsur.ro.ɡo]
  1. to cause, choose or elect someone to be chosen in place of another, put in another's place, substitute

    conjugation-1
  2. to supply

    Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1
  3. to annex

    Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵósder. Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-der. Proto-Italic *prokos Latin procus Latin procō Latin rogō Latin surrogō From sub- (“under”; “in place of”) + rogō (“ask; request”).

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