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Where does “somni” come from?

somni (Catalan) comes 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.

somni (Catalan): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “somni”, step by step

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