Where does “sofferenza” come from?

sofferenza (Italian) comes from Late Latin sufferentia, from Latin sufferens, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

sofferenza (Italian): suffering; patience, tolerance; a delay in the...

Definitions

  1. suffering; patience, tolerance; a delay in the...

Ancestry of “sofferenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsufferentiaa bearing or enduring, toleration, sufferance,...
2Latinsufferenssupporting
3Latinsufferōto put or lay under
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →