Where does “unsufferableness” come from?
unsufferableness (English) comes from English unsufferable, 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.
Ancestry of “unsufferableness”, step by step
unsufferableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsufferable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsufferable | Not able to be suffered, difficult or impossible... |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |