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