Where does “soprar” come from?
soprar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese soprar, from Latin sufflare, from Latin sufflo, from Latin flo, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
soprar (Portuguese): to blow; to whisper
Definitions
- to blow; to whisper
Ancestry of “soprar”, step by step
soprar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese soprar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | soprar | — |
| 2 | Latin | sufflare | present active infinitive of sufflō;... |
| 3 | Latin | sufflo | I blow, puff up, inflate |
| 4 | Latin | flo | I breathe, blow |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Old Portuguese soplar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | soplar | — |