Where does “photosomnolence” come from?
photosomnolence (English) comes from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
photosomnolence (English): somnolence (induction of sleep) in a nocturnal animal caused by exposure to light
Definitions
- somnolence (induction of sleep) in a nocturnal animal caused by exposure to light
Ancestry of “photosomnolence”, step by step
photosomnolence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
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 |