Where does “sufälik” come from?
sufälik (Volapük) comes from Volapük sufäl, from Volapük suf, from English suffering, from English suffer, from Middle English suffren, from Old French sofrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferō — shiny, light brown.
sufälik (Volapük): tolerant
Definitions
- tolerant
Ancestry of “sufälik”, step by step
sufälik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük sufäl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | sufäl | tolerance |
| 2 | Volapük | suf | suffering |
| 3 | English | suffering | Experiencing pain; The condition of someone who... |
| 4 | English | suffer | To undergo hardship; To feel pain; To become... |
| 5 | Middle English | suffren | suffer |
| 6 | Old French | sofrir | to suffer |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | sufferire | present active infinitive of *sufferiō |
| 8 | Latin | sufferō | to put or lay under |
| 9 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Volapük ik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | ik | adjective morpheme |