Where does “sleepiphany” come from?
sleepiphany (English) comes from English epiphany, from Old French epyphanie, from Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια, from Ancient Greek Ἐπιφανής, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα — to be hot; to burn.
sleepiphany (English): An illuminating realization or discovery revealed in a dream or during sleep
Definitions
- An illuminating realization or discovery revealed in a dream or during sleep
Ancestry of “sleepiphany”, step by step
sleepiphany traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English epiphany
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | epiphany | An illuminating realization or discovery, often... |
| 2 | Old French | epyphanie | Epiphany |
| 3 | Latin | epiphanīa | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιφάνεια | appearance, manifestation; visible portion,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἐπιφανής | appearing, coming to light |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via English sleep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sleep | To rest in a state of reduced consciousness; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | slepen | to sleep; to become asleep, to cause to sleep; to... |
| 3 | Old English | slǣpan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |