noun, masculine/soˈfoko/plural: sofocos
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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 suffōcārebor. Spanish sofocardeverb. Spanish sofoco Deverbal from sofocar.