Where does “sognatore” come from?

sognatore (Italian) comes from Latin somniator, from Latin somniō, from Latin somnium, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sognatore (Italian): dreamer, stargazer

Definitions

  1. dreamer, stargazer

Ancestry of “sognatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsomniatordreamer; person who puts faith in dreams
2Latinsomniōto dream
3Latinsomniumdream, vision; fantasy, daydream
4Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
5Proto-Italicswepnos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos
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