Where does “sonniloquio” come from?

sonniloquio (Italian) comes from Italian sonno, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sonniloquio (Italian): somniloquy

Definitions

  1. somniloquy

Ancestry of “sonniloquio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliansonnoThe state of being asleep; sleep, slumber; The...
2Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
3Proto-Italicswepnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →