Where does “soplo” come from?
soplo (Spanish) comes from Spanish soplar, 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-.
soplo (Spanish): a sigh, a puff, a blow
Definitions
- a sigh, a puff, a blow
Ancestry of “soplo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | soplar | to blow; to tattle, to snitch; to whisper |
| 2 | Latin | sufflō | to blow, puff up, inflate |
| 3 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |