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
Ancestry of “sufälik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 9 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |