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
2Latinsēbumtallow, grease
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “suif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Latin sēbum →Every word from Old French seü →