Where does “somnambulator” come from?
somnambulator (English) comes from English somnambulate, from English somnambulism, from French somnambulisme, from French somnambule, from Medieval Latin somnambulus, from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō — on, onto.
somnambulator (English): A somnambulist, or sleepwalker
Definitions
- A somnambulist, or sleepwalker
Ancestry of “somnambulator”, step by step
somnambulator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English somnambulate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | somnambulate | To walk while sleeping |
| 2 | English | somnambulism | sleepwalking |
| 3 | French | somnambulisme | somnambulism, sleepwalking |
| 4 | French | somnambule | sleepwalking; somnambulist |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | somnambulus | sleepwalker |
| 6 | Latin | ambulō | to traverse, travel |
| 7 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 8 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |