Where does “sufferability” come from?
sufferability (English) comes from English ability, from Middle English abilite, from Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sufferability (English): The quality of being sufferable
Definitions
- The quality of being sufferable
Ancestry of “sufferability”, step by step
sufferability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English suffer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suffer | To undergo hardship; To feel pain; To become... |
| 2 | Middle English | suffren | suffer |
| 3 | Old French | sofrir | to suffer |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 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 |