Where does “sufocante” come from?

sufocante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sufocar, from Latin suffoco, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sufocante (Portuguese): suffocating, stifling, oppressive

Definitions

  1. suffocating, stifling, oppressive

Ancestry of “sufocante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesufocarto choke, stifle; to suffocate
2LatinsuffocoI choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →
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