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Where does “Souffleuse” come from?

Souffleuse (German) comes from French souffleuse, 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-.

Souffleuse (German): female equivalent of Souffleur

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of Souffleur

Ancestry of “Souffleuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsouffleusesnowblower; female equivalent of souffleur
2Frenchsoufflerto blow; to blow out; to whisper
3Old Frenchsofler—
4Latinsufflō—
5Latinflō—
6Proto-Italicflāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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