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Where does “supra” come from?

supra (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese soprar, from Old Portuguese soprar, from Latin sufflare, from Latin sufflo, from Latin flo, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

supra (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “supra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesoprarto blow; to whisper
2Old Portuguesesoprar—
3Latinsufflarepresent active infinitive of sufflō;...
4LatinsuffloI blow, puff up, inflate
5LatinfloI breathe, blow
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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