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Where does “dormire” come from?

dormire (Italian) comes from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dormire (Italian): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “dormire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindormiō—
2Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “dormire”

  • dormi
  • dormiglioso
  • dormì
  • dormo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →