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
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-	—

Words derived from “suffocating”

suffocatingly

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