Where does “ensoñar” come from?
ensoñar (Spanish) comes from Spanish soñar, from Latin somniō, from Latin somnium, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
ensoñar (Spanish): to daydream, dream, fantasise
Definitions
- to daydream, dream, fantasise
Ancestry of “ensoñar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | soñar | to dream |
| 2 | Latin | somniō | — |
| 3 | Latin | somnium | dream, vision; fantasy, daydream |
| 4 | Latin | somnus | sleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | swepnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |