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Where does “dormir” come from?

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

dormir (Portuguese): to sleep; to be asleep; to fall asleep; to have a...

Definitions

  1. to sleep; to be asleep; to fall asleep; to have a...

Ancestry of “dormir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedormir—
2Latindormirepresent active infinitive of dormiō; to sleep, to...
3LatindormioI sleep
4Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “dormir”

  • dorminhoco
  • durmi
  • durmi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →