Where does “soffrance” come from?
soffrance (Old French) comes from 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.
soffrance (Old French): suffering
Ancestry of “soffrance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sufferentia | a bearing or enduring, toleration, sufferance,... |
| 2 | Latin | sufferens | supporting |
| 3 | Latin | sufferō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |