Where does “suffoco” come from?

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

suffoco (Latin): I choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate

Definitions

  1. I choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate

Ancestry of “suffoco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsub-under, sub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suffoco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →