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Where does “sufferire” come from?

sufferire (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

sufferire (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *sufferiō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *sufferiō

Ancestry of “sufferire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsufferō—
2Latinferō—
3Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “sufferire”

  • suffer
  • sufferer
  • insufferable
  • insufferably
  • suffereth
  • sufferable
  • sufferest
  • unsufferable
  • unsufferably
  • sufferably
  • sufferation
  • insufferableness
  • sufferfest
  • sufferability
  • outsuffer
  • sufferableness
  • sufrir
  • soffrire
  • soffribile
  • souffrance
  • souffrir
  • sofrir
  • suffren
  • sufrimento
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