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Where does “dormoir” come from?

dormoir (Middle French) comes from Middle French dormir, from Old French dormir, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dormoir (Middle French): sleeping room

Definitions

  1. sleeping room

Ancestry of “dormoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdormirto sleep
2Old Frenchdormirto sleep
3Latindormiō—
4Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “dormoir”

  • dormer
  • dormered
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →