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Where does “sufferentia” come from?

sufferentia (Latin) comes 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.

sufferentia (Latin): a bearing or enduring, toleration, sufferance,...

Definitions

  1. a bearing or enduring, toleration, sufferance,...

Ancestry of “sufferentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsufferenssupporting
2Latinsufferō—
3Latinferō—
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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