Where does “soffrire” come from?

soffrire (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

soffrire (Italian): to suffer, to feel, to go through; to suffer, to...

Definitions

  1. to suffer, to feel, to go through; to suffer, to...

Ancestry of “soffrire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsufferirepresent active infinitive of *sufferiō
2Latinsufferōto put or lay under
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “soffrire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →