Where does “sufäl” come from?
sufäl (Volapük) comes from Volapük suf, from English suffering, from English suffer, from Middle English suffren, from Old French sofrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō — shiny, light brown.
sufäl (Volapük): tolerance
Definitions
- tolerance
Ancestry of “sufäl”, step by step
sufäl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük suf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | suf | suffering |
| 2 | English | suffering | Experiencing pain; The condition of someone who... |
| 3 | English | suffer | To undergo hardship; To feel pain; To become... |
| 4 | Middle English | suffren | suffer |
| 5 | Old French | sofrir | to suffer |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 7 | Latin | sufferō | to put or lay under |
| 8 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |