Where does “étouffement” come from?
étouffement (French) comes from French étouffer, from Old French estouffler, from Old French touffer, from Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh-, from Proto-Indo-European dheu- — scatter like dust.
étouffement (French): suffocation
Definitions
- suffocation
Ancestry of “étouffement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | étouffer | to choke; to stop, to inhibit, to prevent |
| 2 | Old French | estouffler | to blow; to fill with air |
| 3 | Old French | touffer | — |
| 4 | Latin | tȳphus | a form, type, or character of a fever |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |