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Where does “somnambulant” come from?

somnambulant (English) comes from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

somnambulant (English): walking as if, or while, asleep; sleepwalking; A...

Definitions

  1. walking as if, or while, asleep; sleepwalking; A...

Ancestry of “somnambulant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinambulō—
2Latinambi-ambi-
3Latinambō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “somnambulant”

  • somnambulantly
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