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Where does “sufferingly” come from?

sufferingly (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.

sufferingly (English): With suffering

Definitions

  1. With suffering

Ancestry of “sufferingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsufferingExperiencing pain; The condition of someone who...
2EnglishsufferTo undergo hardship; To feel pain; To become...
3Middle Englishsuffrensuffer
4Old Frenchsofrirto suffer
5Vulgar Latinsufferirepresent active infinitive of *sufferiō
6Latinsufferō—
7Latinferō—
8Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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