Where does “somnolență” come from?
somnolență (Romanian) comes from French somnolence, from Late Latin somnolentia, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
somnolență (Romanian): somnolence, sleepiness
Definitions
- somnolence, sleepiness
Ancestry of “somnolență”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | somnolence | sleepiness |
| 2 | Late Latin | somnolentia | sleepiness, drowsiness; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |