Where does “unsuffocate” come from?
unsuffocate (English) comes from English suffocate, from Latin suffocatus, from Latin suffoco, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
unsuffocate (English): To unsmother; to free from suffocation or suffocating circumstances
Definitions
- To unsmother; to free from suffocation or suffocating circumstances
Ancestry of “unsuffocate”, step by step
unsuffocate 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |