Where does “offōcō” come from?

offōcō (Latin) comes from Latin fox, from Latin faux, from Latin fauces — throat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...

offōcō (Latin): to strangle, throttle, choke, suffocate

Definitions

  1. to strangle, throttle, choke, suffocate

Ancestry of “offōcō”, step by step

offōcō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfox—
2Latinfauxsingular of faucēs; throat, gullet; the upper...
3Latinfaucesthroat, pharynx, gullet; a narrow entrance, entry...

via Latin offōcāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoffōcāre—

Words derived from “offōcō”

Every word from Latin fauces →Every word from Latin faux →Every word from Latin fox →