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Where does “sufilare” come from?

sufilare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin sībilāre, from Latin sībilus, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

Ancestry of “sufilare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsībilāre—
2Latinsībilus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss

Words derived from “sufilare”

  • ciuffolotto
  • zufolatore
  • zufolatrice
  • ciufolare
  • zufolare
  • zufolamento
  • sûfflier
  • sûffliéthie
  • sûfflieux
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →