Where does “sufocător” come from?

sufocător (Romanian) comes from Romanian sufoca, from French suffoquer, from Latin suffoco, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sufocător (Romanian): suffocating

Definitions

suffocating

Ancestry of “sufocător”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	sufoca	to suffocate, choke
2	French	suffoquer	to suffocate
3	Latin	suffoco	I choke, stifle, strangle or suffocate
4	Latin	sub-	under, sub
5	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

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