Etymology of the English word insomniac
the English word
insomniacderived from the English word
insomniaderived from the Latin word
insomniaderived from the Latin word
insomnis (sleepless)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
somnus (sleep)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swep-derived from the Latin word
in-using the English suffix
-acderived from the Latin suffix
-acusderived from the Greek suffix
-akos, -ακός, -ακος
Usage
Word found in Modern English
