suffisant etymology

French word suffisant comes from French suffire (To be enough, to suffice.), French ouïr ((archaic) to hear. (archaic) to listen.)

Detailed word origin of suffisant

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
suffire French (fra) To be enough, to suffice.
ouïr French (fra) (archaic) to hear. (archaic) to listen.
suffisant French (fra) Smug, vain, self-righteous. Sufficient; enough.

Words with the same origin as suffisant

Descendants of suffire
suffisamment
Descendants of ouïr
ouï ouïe oyant