Where does “suffotchi” come from?

suffotchi (Norman) comes from Latin suffocare, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suffotchi (Norman): to suffocate

Definitions

  1. to suffocate

Ancestry of “suffotchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuffocarepresent active infinitive of suffōcō;...
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupounder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →