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'Insomnia' is the Latin! It's from the root '-somnia', meaning sleep/dreaming, and the prefix 'in-', which inverts it.

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What is the origin of the word 'insomnia'?

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What are some words with the latin root somnus or hypnos?

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What word roots mean sleep in latin?

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What does cafnesomnia mean?

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How many words can you make with insomnia?

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