Where does “asfixiar” come from?

asfixiar (Catalan) comes from Catalan asfixia, from New Latin asphyxia, from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

asfixiar (Catalan): to asphyxiate, suffocate

Definitions

to asphyxiate, suffocate

Ancestry of “asfixiar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	asfixia	asphyxia
2	New Latin	asphyxia	—
3	Ancient Greek	ἀσφυξία	stopping of the pulse
4	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
6	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
7	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Words derived from “asfixiar”

asfixiant

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →