Where does “sofión” come from?
sofión (Spanish) comes from Italian soffione, from Italian soffiare, 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-.
sofión (Spanish): an angry or discontented snort or grunt
Definitions
- an angry or discontented snort or grunt
Ancestry of “sofión”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | soffione | fumarole |
| 2 | Italian | soffiare | to blow; to steal, pinch; to hiss |
| 3 | Latin | sufflō | to blow, puff up, inflate |
| 4 | Latin | flō | to 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- | — |