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dormio

Meaning

Concepts

to sleep

Opposite of

expergīscor, vigilō

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdɔr.mi.oː]

From Proto-Italic *dormjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *drem- (“to run, sleep”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic дрѣмати (drěmati, “to drowse, doze”), Russian дрема́ть (dremátʹ), Sanskrit द्राति (drāti, “to sleep”), Ancient Greek δαρθάνω (darthánō, “to sleep”).