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praefoco.

to choke, suffocate

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[prae̯ˈfoː.koː]Classical-Latin[preˈfɔː.ko]
  1. to choke, suffocate

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  2. to block, obstruct

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  3. to be choking

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Latin fōc- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin praefōcō From prae- + fōc- (“throat”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

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