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Where does “suifer” come from?

suifer (French) comes from French suif, from Old French seü, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

suifer (French): Alternative form of suiffer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of suiffer

Ancestry of “suifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsuiftallow; suet
2Old FrenchseüAlternative form of seu
3Latinsēbum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
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