Where does “sonífero” come from?

sonífero (Portuguese) comes from Latin somnifer, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sonífero (Portuguese): somniferous; soporific; soporific

Definitions

  1. somniferous; soporific; soporific

Ancestry of “sonífero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsomnifersomniferous
2Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
3Proto-Italicswepnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →