Where does “soffre” come from?
soffre (Old French) comes from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Ancestry of “soffre”, step by step
soffre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sulphur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sulphur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 2 | Latin | sulpur | Archaic form of sulphur |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via Latin sulfur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sulfur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |