Where does “sopor” come from?

sopor (English) comes from Latin sopōr, from Proto-Indo-European swepōr, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sopor (English): An unnaturally deep sleep

Definitions

  1. An unnaturally deep sleep

Ancestry of “sopor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsopōrA deep sleep, sopor; sleep (in general), slumber; catalepsy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswepōr
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swepōrEvery word from Latin sopōr