Where does “suffocatus” come from?
suffocatus (Latin) comes from Latin suffoco, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
suffocatus (Latin): choked, stifled, strangled or suffocated
Definitions
- choked, stifled, strangled or suffocated
Ancestry of “suffocatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | suffoco | I choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate |
| 2 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “suffocatus”