Where does “sonnolenza” come from?

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

sonnolenza (Italian): sleepiness, drowsiness

Definitions

  1. sleepiness, drowsiness

Ancestry of “sonnolenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsomnolentiasleepiness, drowsiness; vocative singular of...
2Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
3Proto-Italicswepnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “sonnolenza”

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