Where does “somnoterapie” come from?
somnoterapie (Romanian) comes from Romanian somn, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
somnoterapie (Romanian): narcotherapy
Definitions
- narcotherapy
Ancestry of “somnoterapie”, step by step
somnoterapie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian somn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | somn | sleep; sheatfish |
| 2 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
via Romanian terapie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | terapie | therapy |
| 2 | French | thérapie | therapy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεία | a waiting on service; medical treatment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεύω | to wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |