Where does “suiffer” come from?
suiffer (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,...
suiffer (French): To coat or wrap in suet or tallow
Definitions
- To coat or wrap in suet or tallow
Ancestry of “suiffer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | suif | tallow; suet |
| 2 | Old French | seü | Alternative form of seu |
| 3 | Latin | sēbum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |