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Where does “souffrance” come from?

souffrance (French) comes from Latin sufferentia, from Latin sufferens, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

souffrance (French): sufferance, pain

Definitions

  1. sufferance, pain

Ancestry of “souffrance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsufferentiaa bearing or enduring, toleration, sufferance,...
2Latinsufferenssupporting
3Latinsufferō—
4Latinferō—
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “souffrance”

  • sufäl
  • sufälik
  • sufäd
  • sufädik
  • suf
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