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Where does “suffocandus” come from?

suffocandus (Latin) comes from Latin suffoco, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Definitions

Ancestry of “suffocandus”, step by step

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