Where does “semisomnolent” come from?
semisomnolent (English) comes from English somnolent, from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos — to sleep.
semisomnolent (English): Partly somnolent
Definitions
- Partly somnolent
Ancestry of “semisomnolent”, step by step
semisomnolent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English somnolent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | somnolent | Drowsy or sleepy; Causing literal or figurative... |
| 2 | French | somnolent | drowsy; third-person plural present indicative of... |
| 3 | Old French | sompnolent | — |
| 4 | Latin | somnolentus | heavy with sleep, sleepy, drowsy, dozy, somnolent |
| 5 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |