Where does “sofrir” come from?
sofrir (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan sofrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
sofrir (Catalan): to tolerate, to accept, to put up with; to...
Definitions
- to tolerate, to accept, to put up with; to...
Ancestry of “sofrir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | sofrir | to suffer |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 3 | Latin | sufferō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |