Where does “insomnium” come from?

insomnium (Vulgar Latin) comes 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.

insomnium (Vulgar Latin): genitive masculine plural of īnsomnis; genitive...

Definitions

  1. genitive masculine plural of īnsomnis; genitive...

Ancestry of “insomnium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsomniumdream, vision; fantasy, daydream
2Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
3Proto-Italicswepnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “insomnium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →