词源 |
somniloquy n."act or habit of talking in one's sleep," 1847, from somni- "sleep" + -loquy, from Latin loqui "to speak" (from PIE root *tolkw- "to speak"). Related: Somniloquence "sleep-talking" (1814); somniloquent (1804, Coleridge); somniloquist; (1813); somniloquous (1841); somniloquize (1820); somniloquism (1821). updated on March 12, 2023 |