Where does “dorveille” come from?

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

dorveille (Old French): dozing, drowsiness; more precisely, a state...

Definitions

  1. dozing, drowsiness; more precisely, a state...

Ancestry of “dorveille”, step by step

dorveille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French dormir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdormirto sleep
2Latindormiōto sleep
3Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

via Old French veiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchveillerto be awake; to be alert
2Latinvigilāre
3Latinvigilawake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “dorveille

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem-Every word from Proto-Italic dormiōEvery word from Latin dormiō
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