Where does “soñar” come from?

soñar (Asturian) comes from Asturian suañar, from Asturian suañu, from Latin somnium, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

soñar (Asturian): Alternative form of suañar

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of suañar

Ancestry of “soñar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiansuañarto dream; to imagine
2Asturiansuañudream
3Latinsomniumdream, vision; fantasy, daydream
4Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
5Proto-Italicswepnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “soñar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →