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Where does “dormir” come from?

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

dormir (Old Occitan): 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”

  • dormir
  • adormir
  • dormir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →