Where does “insomnia” come from?

Insomnia comes from Latin insomnia, formed from Latin in plus Latin somnus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European swep- meaning to sleep.

insomnia (English): A sleeping disorder that is known for its...

Definitions

  1. A sleeping disorder that is known for its...

Ancestry of “insomnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnsomniasleeplessness, insomnia
2Latinīnsomnissleepless, unsleeping
3Latinin- -isless, without, lacking
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “insomnia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én