Where does “sofrir” come from?
sofrir (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
sofrir (Old French): to suffer
Ancestry of “sofrir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 2 | Latin | sufferō | — |
| 3 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “sofrir”