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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-sub-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suffoco”

  • suffocating
  • suffocate
  • suffocatingly
  • suffocative
  • suffocator
  • suffocateth
  • suffocater
  • suffocaturus
  • suffocandus
  • suffocans
  • suffocatus
  • suffocare
  • soffocare
  • soffocabile
  • suffoquer
  • sufocar
  • sufocamento
  • sufoca
  • suffotchi
  • sofegar
  • sofegar
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