Etymology

soporific

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Today it means: Something inducing sleep, especially a drug. Full definition →

French soporifique ← Latin sopor
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  1. Latin · derived fromsopor“deep sleep”
  2. French · derived fromsoporifique
  3. English todaysoporific

From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”). Unrelated to stupor (distinct in Proto-Indo-European).

Words from the same roots

Latinsopor all →

sopor

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