Proto-Italic

*dormiō

‘to sleep’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *dormiō.

7 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *dormiō, most familiar first.

• dormant ← dormiēns ← dormiō
• dormitory ← dormītōrium ← dormiō
• dormer ← dormoir ← dormir ← dormir ← dormīre
• dormition ← dormītiō ← dormiō
• dorter ← dortour ← dortoir ← dormitorium ← dormiō
• dormitive ← dormitif ← dormir ← dormir ← dormir
• dormitorium ← dormiō

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *dormiō