Where does “essoufflement” come from?
essoufflement (French) comes from French essouffler, from French souffler, from Old French sofler, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
essoufflement (French): breathlessness; panting
Definitions
- breathlessness; panting
Ancestry of “essoufflement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | essouffler | to knock the wind out of, leave breathless; to... |
| 2 | French | souffler | to blow; to blow out; to whisper |
| 3 | Old French | sofler | — |
| 4 | Latin | sufflō | to blow, puff up, inflate |
| 5 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |