Where does “unsufferably” come from?
unsufferably (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.
unsufferably (English): Dated form of insufferably
Definitions
- Dated form of insufferably
Ancestry of “unsufferably”, step by step
unsufferably 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 |