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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

Definitions

  1. tallow; suet

Ancestry of “suif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchseüAlternative form of seu
2Latinsēbum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “suif”

  • suifer
  • suiffer
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