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

Definitions

  1. suffering

Ancestry of “soffrance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsufferentiaa bearing or enduring, toleration, sufferance,...
2Latinsufferenssupporting
3Latinsufferōto put or lay under
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Italic ferō
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