somnifacient
English
/ˌsɑm.nə.ˈfeɪ.ʃənt/
adj
Definitions
- Inducing or causing sleep.
Etymology
Derived from Latin somnus (sleep, drowsiness, slumber).
Origin
Latin
somnus
Gloss
sleep, drowsiness, slumber
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
寝, 眠, 睡
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- parasomnia English
- somniloquacious English
- somnipathy English
- *somniclum Latin
- somnambulus Latin
- somniculosus Latin
- somnifer Latin
- somniger Latin
- somnium Latin
- somnolentia Latin
- somnolentus Latin
- somnulentus Latin
- somnus Latin
- sonno Italian
- сомнамбулизм Russian
- soñolencia Spanish, Castilian
- sueño Spanish, Castilian
- *swopnos Proto-Indo-European
- *swépnos Proto-Indo-European
- sono Portuguese
- sono Galician
- somn Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- somnu Aromanian
- *swepnos Proto-Italic
- sien Romansh
- sueñu Asturian
- sium Friulian
- nzunnari Sicilian
- sonnu Sicilian
- séunno Ligurian
- samno Dalmatian
- suonno Neapolitan
- somme Picard