Where does “somnifer” come from?

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

somnifer (Latin): somniferous

Definitions

  1. somniferous

Ancestry of “somnifer”, step by step

somnifer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin somnus

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

via Latin ferre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry

Words derived from “somnifer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-