Where does “dormitiv” come from?

dormitiv (Romanian) comes from French dormitif, from French dormir, from Middle French dormir, from Old French dormir, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dormitiv (Romanian): a sedative

Definitions

  1. a sedative

Ancestry of “dormitiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdormitifsoporific, causing sleep; a sedative
2Frenchdormirto sleep
3Middle Frenchdormirto sleep
4Old Frenchdormirto sleep
5Latindormiōto sleep
6Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →