suffoco.
to choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate, drown
Meaning & usage
to choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate, drown
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- 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 suffōcō From sub- + fōc- (“throat”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
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