suffers

verb

(intransitive) To feel pain.

(intransitive) To undergo hardship.

(intransitive) To become worse.

(transitive) To endure, undergo.

(transitive, archaic, law) To allow.

Roots

subsuf- · Latin · under, below fero-fer · Latin · carry, bear

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Where does suffers come from?

The word suffers breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: suf-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -fer, from Latin fero (“carry, bear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.