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Where does “somniculous” come from?

somniculous (English) comes from Latin somniculōsus, from Latin somniculus, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

somniculous (English): Inclined to sleep; drowsy; sleepy

Definitions

  1. Inclined to sleep; drowsy; sleepy

Ancestry of “somniculous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsomniculōsus—
2Latinsomniculus—
3Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
4Proto-Italicswepnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →