Somnolent
/ˈsɒm.nə.lənt/noun
Drowsy or sleepy; inclined to sleep.
Did you know?The Latin root 'somnus' means 'sleep', tying it to ancient practices of dream interpretation and the mystical realms of slumber.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
somnus
“Sleep, the state of rest or slumber.”
Old French
Old French
somnolent
“Drowsy, sleepy, derived from Latin.”
Middle English
Middle English
somnolent
“Adopted into English with the same meaning as in Old French.”
Modern English
English
somnolent
“Retaining the meaning of drowsiness, used in literary contexts.”
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