Where does “souffler” come from?

souffler (French) comes from Old French sofler, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

souffler (French): to blow; to blow out; to whisper

Definitions

  1. to blow; to blow out; to whisper

Ancestry of “souffler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsofler—
2Latinsufflōto blow, puff up, inflate
3Latinflōto breathe, blow
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “souffler”

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