Where does “insufferableness” come from?
insufferableness (English) comes from English insufferable, from English sufferable, from Old French souffrable, from Medieval Latin sufferābilis, from Latin sufferre, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
insufferableness (English): The state of being insufferable
Definitions
- The state of being insufferable
Ancestry of “insufferableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insufferable | Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to... |
| 2 | English | sufferable | Able to suffer or endure; patient; Capable of... |
| 3 | Old French | souffrable | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | sufferābilis | — |
| 5 | Latin | sufferre | present active infinitive of sufferō; to tolerate |
| 6 | Latin | sufferō | to put or lay under |
| 7 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |