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Where does “dormilón” come from?

dormilón (Spanish) comes from Spanish dormir, from Old Spanish dormir, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dormilón (Spanish): sleepy; Someone who sleeps a lot; sleepyhead,...

Definitions

  1. sleepy; Someone who sleeps a lot; sleepyhead,...

Ancestry of “dormilón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdormirto sleep; to fall asleep; to die; to rest in...
2Old Spanishdormir—
3Latindormiō—
4Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →