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Where does “dormir” come from?

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

dormir (Old French): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “dormir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindormiō—
2Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “dormir”

  • dormer
  • dormered
  • dormitive
  • dorveille
  • dormitif
  • dormir
  • dort
  • dormant
  • rendormir
  • endormir
  • dormi
  • dodo
  • redormir
  • dormeur
  • dorveille
  • dormant
  • dormiéthe
  • dormi
  • dorveille
  • dormoir
  • dormir
  • addorme
  • doirmi
  • dodo
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