Where does “sopire” come from?

sopire (Italian) comes from Latin sopio, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sopire (Italian): To send to sleep; To placate, to soothe, to calm,...

Definitions

  1. To send to sleep; To placate, to soothe, to calm,...

Ancestry of “sopire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsopioI deprive of feeling; I lull to sleep, put to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “sopire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Latin sopio →