Where does “somiar” come from?

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

somiar (Occitan): to dream; to imagine

Definitions

  1. to dream; to imagine

Ancestry of “somiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsomniōto dream
2Latinsomniumdream, vision; fantasy, daydream
3Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
4Proto-Italicswepnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →