Where does “sufrance” come from?
sufrance (Old French) comes from Old French sufrir, from Old French sofrir, 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.
sufrance (Old French): suffering
Ancestry of “sufrance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | sufrir | Alternative form of sofrir |
| 2 | Old French | sofrir | to suffer |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 4 | Latin | sufferō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |