Where does “suffocater” come from?
suffocater (English) comes from English suffocate, from Latin suffocatus, from Latin suffoco, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
suffocater (English): Alternative form of suffocator
Definitions
- Alternative form of suffocator
Ancestry of “suffocater”, step by step
suffocater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suffocate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suffocate | To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from... |
| 2 | Latin | suffocatus | choked, stifled, strangled or suffocated |
| 3 | Latin | suffoco | I choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |