Where does “somnolence” come from?
Somnolence comes from Middle French somnolence, from Late Latin somnolentia, from Latin somnus meaning sleep, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, derived from the root swep-.
somnolence (English): A state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Definitions
- A state of drowsiness or sleepiness
Ancestry of “somnolence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | somnolence | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | somnolentia | sleepiness, drowsiness; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |