Etymology of the English word suffer
the English word
sufferderived from the Old French word
soffrirderived from the Latin word
sufferre (bear, endure, suffer)
derived from the Latin word
ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of suffer in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
suffering,
sufferedCognates
French
suffrir, Italian
soffrire, Latin
sufferreUsage
Word found in Modern English
