Where does “somiador” come from?
somiador (Catalan) comes from Catalan somiar, from Catalan truita, from Late Latin tructa, from Ancient Greek τρώκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
somiador (Catalan): dreamer
Definitions
- dreamer
Ancestry of “somiador”, step by step
somiador traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan somiar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | somiar | to dream |
| 2 | Catalan | truita | trout; Spanish omelette |
| 3 | Late Latin | tructa | a kind of trout |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρώκτης | gnawer, nibbler; greedy knave; kind of fish with... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin somniator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | somniator | dreamer; person who puts faith in dreams |