Where does “sonĝaĉo” come from?
sonĝaĉo (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.
sonĝaĉo (Esperanto): nightmare
Definitions
- nightmare
Ancestry of “sonĝaĉo”, step by step
| 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 |