Where does “suif” come from?
suif (French) comes from Old French seü, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
suif (French): tallow; suet
Ancestry of “suif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | seü | Alternative form of seu |
| 2 | Latin | sēbum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
Words derived from “suif”