2007-02-15 09:39:29 · 3 answers · asked by max S 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The others have the etymology correct, essentialy going back to the Latin 'dormire' which means to sleep. From which we also get 'dormitory', and 'dormouse', which if you remember your Alice in Wonderland was always dropping off to sleep at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party
2007-02-15 11:37:54 · answer #1 · answered by nandadevi9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
14th century. < French , present participle of dormir "sleep" < Latin dormire ]
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2007-02-15 17:44:07 · answer #2 · answered by Murray H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dormant-
c.1386, from O.Fr. dormant, prp. of dormir "to sleep," from L. dormire "to sleep," from I.E. base *dre- "to sleep" (cf. O.C.S. dremati "to sleep, doze," Gk. edrathon "I slept," Skt. drati "sleeps").
2007-02-15 18:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by ..... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋