Where does “sufri” come from?
sufri (Chavacano) comes from Spanish sufrir, 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.
sufri (Chavacano): to suffer
Definitions
- to suffer
Ancestry of “sufri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sufrir | to suffer; to withstand, endure, resist or... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 3 | Latin | sufferō | to put or lay under |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |