Where does “insufferable” come from?
Insufferable comes from English suffer with the Latin prefix in-, derived from Latin in meaning "not," from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning "to carry."
insufferable (English): Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to...
Definitions
- Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to...
Ancestry of “insufferable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sufferable | Able to suffer or endure; patient; Capable of... |
| 2 | Old French | souffrable | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sufferābilis | — |
| 4 | Latin | sufferre | present active infinitive of sufferō; to tolerate |
| 5 | Latin | sufferō | to put or lay under |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |