Where does “sogno” come from?

sogno (Italian) comes 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.

sogno (Italian): dream; castle in the air, daydream, pipe dream;...

Definitions

  1. dream; castle in the air, daydream, pipe dream;...

Ancestry of “sogno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsomniumdream, vision; fantasy, daydream
2Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
3Proto-Italicswepnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “sogno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →