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English word suffer comes from Latin fero, Latin sub, Latin sub- (Sub-.)

fero (Latin)

I bear, carry. I cast (a vote); pass or ratify (a law). I report. I suffer, endure. I support, hold up.

sub (Latin)

(with ablative) about, around (time). (with ablative) at the feet of. (with ablative) behind. (with ablative) under, beneath. (with ablative) within, during. (with accusative) under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion). (with accusative) until, before, up to, about.

sub- (Latin)

Sub-.

suffero (Latin)

I bear or carry under; put or lay under.. I bear, endure, suffer, undergo.. I hold up, bear, support, sustain.. I offer, proffer.

suffrir (Anglo-Norman)

*sufferio (Latin)

(Vulgar Latin) I suffer.

sofrir (Old French)

To suffer (endure pain/discomfort).

suffren (Middle English)

suffer (English)

(intransitive) To become worse.. (intransitive) To feel pain.. (intransitive) To undergo hardship.. (transitive) To endure, undergo.. (transitive, archaic) To allow.

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