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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | dormir | to sleep |
| 2 | Latin | dormiō | to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dormiō | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | drem- | to run |
via Old French veiller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | veiller | to be awake; to be alert |
| 2 | Latin | vigilāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
Words derived from “dorveille”