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
- A dreamlike semi-conscious state, such as while...
Ancestry of “dorveille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | dorveille | the vivid sleep when one thinks one is still... |
| 2 | Old French | dorveille | dozing, drowsiness; more precisely, a state... |
| 3 | Old French | dormir | to sleep |
| 4 | Latin | dormiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dormiō | to sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | drem- | to run |