Where does “somniculōsus” come from?

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

somniculōsus (Latin): sleepy, drowsy

Definitions

  1. sleepy, drowsy

Ancestry of “somniculōsus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “somniculōsus”

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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