Where does “suffocans” come from?

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

suffocans (Latin): choking, stifling, strangling, suffocating

Definitions

  1. choking, stifling, strangling, suffocating

Ancestry of “suffocans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuffocoI choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →