Where does “dormantory” come from?
dormantory (English) comes from English dormant, from Latin dormiēns, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.
dormantory (English): A cryogenic warehouse for storing people in suspended animation
Definitions
- A cryogenic warehouse for storing people in suspended animation
Ancestry of “dormantory”, step by step
dormantory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dormant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dormant | Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended; In a... |
| 2 | Latin | dormiēns | sleeping |
| 3 | Latin | dormiō | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dormiō | to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | drem- | to run |
via English dormitory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dormitory | A room containing a number of beds for sleeping,... |
| 2 | Middle English | dormitory | — |
| 3 | Latin | dormitorium | a sleeping-room, dormitory |
| 4 | Latin | dormitorius | of or for sleeping |