Where does “soffocare” come from?
soffocare (Italian) comes from Latin suffoco, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
soffocare (Italian): to suffocate, stifle, choke, smother; to choke...
Definitions
- to suffocate, stifle, choke, smother; to choke...
Ancestry of “soffocare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | suffoco | I choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate |
| 2 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “soffocare”