Where does “dorveille” come from?

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

dorveille (English): A dreamlike semi-conscious state, such as while...

Definitions

  1. A dreamlike semi-conscious state, such as while...

Ancestry of “dorveille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdorveillethe vivid sleep when one thinks one is still...
2Old Frenchdorveilledozing, drowsiness; more precisely, a state...
3Old Frenchdormirto sleep
4Latindormiōto sleep
5Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →Every word from Proto-Italic dormiō →Every word from Latin dormiō →