Where does “soffocamento” come from?

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

soffocamento (Italian): suffocation, chocking

Definitions

  1. suffocation, chocking

Ancestry of “soffocamento”, 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 upó →Every word from Latin sub- →
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