Etymograph

English

sufferability

From suffer + -ability.

Formed from suffer + -ability

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

Latin ferō ‘to carry’

Latin sufferō ‘to hold up, bear, suffer’

Anglo-Norman sofrir

Middle English suffren

English suffer

Today it means

noun The quality of being sufferable.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sufferability”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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