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Where does “sufferens” come from?

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

sufferens (Latin): supporting

Definitions

  1. supporting

Ancestry of “sufferens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsufferō—
2Latinferō—
3Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “sufferens”

  • sufferance
  • sufferentia
  • sofferenza
  • sufferentia
  • suffraunce
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