Where does “soffocabile” come from?

soffocabile (Italian) comes from Italian soffocare, from Latin suffoco, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soffocabile (Italian): suppressible

Definitions

  1. suppressible

Ancestry of “soffocabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansoffocareto suffocate, stifle, choke, smother; to choke...
2LatinsuffocoI choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Latin sub-
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