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
- present participle of suffocate; suffocation
Ancestry of “suffocating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | sub- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “suffocating”