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

  1. to suffocate, stifle, choke, smother; to choke...

Ancestry of “soffocare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuffocoI choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “soffocare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →
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