Etymology

suffocation

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Today it means: Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death. Full definition →

Middle English suffocation ← Middle French suffocation ← Latin suffocatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromsuffocatio
  2. Middle French · derived fromsuffocation
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsuffocation
  4. English todaysuffocation

Inherited from Middle English suffocation, suffocacioun, from Middle French suffocation, from Latin suffocatio.

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