Etymology

somnolent

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Today it means: Drowsy or sleepy. Full definition →

French somnolent ← Old French sompnolent ← Latin somnolentus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsomnolentus
  2. Old French · derived fromsompnolent
  3. French · borrowed fromsomnolent
  4. English todaysomnolent

First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”).

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