Where does “somnulentus” come from?

somnulentus (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.

somnulentus (Latin): heavy with sleep, sleepy, drowsy, dozy, somnolent

Definitions

  1. heavy with sleep, sleepy, drowsy, dozy, somnolent

Ancestry of “somnulentus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “somnulentus”

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