Etymograph

English

sleepcation

Blend of sleep + vacation.

A blend of sleep + vacation

Proto-Germanic *slēpaną ‘to sleep’

Proto-West Germanic *slāpan

Anglian Old English slēpan ‘to sleep’

Middle English slepen ‘to sleep’

English sleep

Latin vacātiō ‘freedom, exemption’

Old French vacacion

Anglo-Norman vacacioun

Middle English vacation

English vacation

Today it means

noun A break from ordinary activities in order to catch up on missed sleep.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / sleepcation