Where does “dormitive” come from?

dormitive (English) comes from French dormitif, from French dormir, from Middle French dormir, from Old French dormir, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dormitive (English): Causing sleep; A medicine to promote sleep; a...

Definitions

  1. Causing sleep; A medicine to promote sleep; a...

Ancestry of “dormitive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdormitifsoporific, causing sleep; a sedative
2Frenchdormirto sleep
3Middle Frenchdormirto sleep
4Old Frenchdormirto sleep
5Latindormiōto sleep
6Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →