Where does “insomnolence” come from?
insomnolence (English) comes from English somnolence, from Middle French somnolence, from Late Latin somnolentia, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
insomnolence (English): sleeplessness
Definitions
- sleeplessness
Ancestry of “insomnolence”, step by step
insomnolence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English somnolence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | somnolence | A state of drowsiness or sleepiness |
| 2 | Middle French | somnolence | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | somnolentia | sleepiness, drowsiness; vocative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |