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Where does “dormiens” come from?

dormiens (Latin) comes from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

Ancestry of “dormiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindormiō—
2Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →