Where does “somnolent” come from?
somnolent (French) comes from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
somnolent (French): drowsy; third-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- drowsy; third-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “somnolent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sompnolent | — |
| 2 | Latin | somnolentus | heavy with sleep, sleepy, drowsy, dozy, somnolent |
| 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 |