Where does “sufler” come from?

sufler (Old French) comes 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-.

sufler (Old French): to blow; to breathe

Definitions

  1. to blow; to breathe

Ancestry of “sufler”, step by step

sufler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sufflō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsufflōto blow, puff up, inflate
2Latinflōto breathe, blow
3Proto-Italicflāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Vulgar Latin sufilare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsufilare—
2Latinsībilāre—
3Latinsībilusa hissing, whistling
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss

Words derived from “sufler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →