Where does “somnus” come from?

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

somnus (Latin): sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death

Definitions

  1. sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death

Ancestry of “somnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicswepnos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “somnus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →