Where does “sofa” come from?
sofa (Jamaican Creole) comes from English suffer, from Middle English suffren, from Old French sofrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
sofa (Jamaican Creole): to suffer, to be troubled, to be distressed
Definitions
- to suffer, to be troubled, to be distressed
Ancestry of “sofa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suffer | To undergo hardship; To feel pain; To become... |
| 2 | Middle English | suffren | suffer |
| 3 | Old French | sofrir | to suffer |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 5 | Latin | sufferō | to put or lay under |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |