Where does “sopra” come from?
sopra (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese soprar, from Old Portuguese soprar, from Latin sufflare, from Latin sufflo, from Latin flo, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
sopra (Kabuverdianu): to blow
Definitions
- to blow
Ancestry of “sopra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | soprar | to blow; to whisper |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | soprar | — |
| 3 | Latin | sufflare | present active infinitive of sufflō;... |
| 4 | Latin | sufflo | I blow, puff up, inflate |
| 5 | Latin | flo | I breathe, blow |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |