Where does “soñador” come from?

soñador (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.

soñador (Spanish): dreaming; dreamer

Definitions

  1. dreaming; dreamer

Ancestry of “soñador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsoñarto dream
2Latinsomniōto dream
3Latinsomniumdream, vision; fantasy, daydream
4Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
5Proto-Italicswepnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →
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