Where does “soneca” come from?

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

soneca (Portuguese): nap

Definitions

  1. nap

Ancestry of “soneca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesonosleep; sleepiness
2Old Portuguesesono—
3Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
4Proto-Italicswepnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “soneca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →