Where does “cucuzzeḍḍa 'i sonnu” come from?
cucuzzeḍḍa 'i sonnu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian sonnu, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
cucuzzeḍḍa 'i sonnu (Sicilian): Papaver somniferum, the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted
Definitions
- Papaver somniferum, the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted
Ancestry of “cucuzzeḍḍa 'i sonnu”, step by step
cucuzzeḍḍa 'i sonnu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sicilian sonnu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | sonnu | sleep, slumber; temple |
| 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 Sicilian cucuzzedda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | cucuzzedda | zucchini |
| 2 | Sicilian | cucuzza | marrow; pumpkin; "Cucurbita maxima" |
| 3 | Latin | cucutia | — |
| 4 | Latin | cucurbita | gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt |