Where does “souffrir” come from?
souffrir (French) comes from Old French sofrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
souffrir (French): To suffer; To endure
Ancestry of “souffrir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | sofrir | to suffer |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 3 | Latin | sufferō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “souffrir”