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Where does “dormente” come from?

dormente (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin dormiēns, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

Ancestry of “dormente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindormiēns—
2Latindormiō—
3Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “dormente”

  • dormência
  • dormente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →