English
sufferfest
From suffer + -fest.
Formed from suffer + -fest
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 A workout or race in the arena of endurance sports that involves prolonged suffering on the part of all who participate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / sufferfest