Where does “suffocating” come from?

Suffocating comes from Latin suffocatus, past participle of suffocare, formed from sub meaning "under" and faux meaning "throat," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upo meaning "under."

suffocating (English): present participle of suffocate; suffocation

Definitions

  1. present participle of suffocate; suffocation

Ancestry of “suffocating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuffocateTo suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from...
2Latinsuffocatuschoked, stifled, strangled or suffocated
3LatinsuffocoI choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suffocating”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →