suffice的词源

英文词源

suffice (v.)

early 14c. (intransitive); late 14c. (transitive), from present participle stem of Old French sofire "be sufficient, satisfy" (Modern French suffire), from Latin sufficere "put under, lay a foundation under; supply as a substitute; be enough, be adequate," from sub "up to" (see sub-) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Phrase suffice it to say (1690s) is a rare surviving subjunctive.

中文词源

suffice：足够

词根词缀： suf-下,低 + -fic-做,作 + -e

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：suffice 词源，suffice 含义。

suffice：使足够，足以

suf-,在下，向上，-fic,做，词源同 fact,efficient.引申词义做到足够，使足够，足以。