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
- sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
Ancestry of “somnus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
Words derived from “somnus”