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Where does “sûfflier” come from?

sûfflier (Norman) comes from Old French sufler, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

sûfflier (Norman): to whistle

Definitions

  1. to whistle

Ancestry of “sûfflier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsuflerto blow; to breathe
2Latinsufflō—
3Latinflō—
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “sûfflier”

  • sûfflieux
  • sûffliéthie
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