Where does “sufocar” come from?

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

sufocar (Portuguese): to choke, stifle; to suffocate

Definitions

  1. to choke, stifle; to suffocate

Ancestry of “sufocar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuffocoI choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sufocar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →