Where does “nonsuffering” come from?
nonsuffering (English) comes from English suffering, from English suffer, from Middle English suffren, from Old French sofrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
nonsuffering (English): Not suffering; Absence of suffering
Definitions
- Not suffering; Absence of suffering
Ancestry of “nonsuffering”, step by step
nonsuffering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suffering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suffering | Experiencing pain; The condition of someone who... |
| 2 | English | suffer | To undergo hardship; To feel pain; To become... |
| 3 | Middle English | suffren | suffer |
| 4 | Old French | sofrir | to suffer |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 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 |