Where does “premsonĝo” come from?
premsonĝo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sonĝo, from French songe, from Old French songe, from Latin somnium, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos — to sleep.
premsonĝo (Esperanto): nightmare
Definitions
- nightmare
Ancestry of “premsonĝo”, step by step
premsonĝo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto sonĝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sonĝo | dream |
| 2 | French | songe | dream |
| 3 | Old French | songe | dream |
| 4 | Latin | somnium | dream, vision; fantasy, daydream |
| 5 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
via Esperanto premo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | premo | pressure |
| 2 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 7 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |