Where does “unsufferable” come from?
unsufferable (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
unsufferable (English): Not able to be suffered, difficult or impossible...
Definitions
- Not able to be suffered, difficult or impossible...
Ancestry of “unsufferable”, step by step
| 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 |