Spanish word ahogar comes from Latin ob- (Towards; against.), Latin faux ((anatomy) throat, gullet. Chasm.), Latin fauces (A narrow entrance, entry passage. Throat, pharynx, gullet.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
---|---|---|
ob- | Latin (lat) | Towards; against. |
faux | Latin (lat) | (anatomy) throat, gullet. Chasm. |
fauces | Latin (lat) | A narrow entrance, entry passage. Throat, pharynx, gullet. |
offoco | Latin (lat) | (transitive) I strangle, throttle, choke, suffocate. |
ahogar | Spanish (es) | (reflexive) to drown (be suffocated in water). (reflexive) to suffocate (suffer or die from severely reduced oxygen). (transitive) to drown (kill by immersion in water). (transitive) to stifle. |