Where does “soffiare” come from?

soffiare (Italian) comes 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-.

soffiare (Italian): to blow; to steal, pinch; to hiss

Definitions

  1. to blow; to steal, pinch; to hiss

Ancestry of “soffiare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “soffiare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →