Where does “somnifer” come from?

somnifer (Romanian) comes from French somnifère, 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.

somnifer (Romanian): somniferous, hypnagogic

Definitions

  1. somniferous, hypnagogic

Ancestry of “somnifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsomnifèresedative, provoking sleep; sleeping pill
2Latinsomnifersomniferous
3Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
4Proto-Italicswepnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-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 →