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Where does “swépnos” come from?

swépnos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

swépnos (Proto-Indo-European): sleep, slumber

Definitions

  1. sleep, slumber

Ancestry of “swépnos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “swépnos”

  • insomnia
  • hypnotic
  • hypnosis
  • somnolence
  • somnolent
  • somnambulism
  • hypnotherapy
  • somnambulist
  • hypnotize
  • hypnotically
  • hypnotizing
  • somnambulistic
  • Rohypnol
  • hypnotizability
  • hypnagogic
  • hypnotherapist
  • posthypnotic
  • hypnotizable
  • hypnotizer
  • somniferous
  • hypersomnolence
  • nonhypnotic
  • somnambule
  • hypnoid
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