Wordiyodorm
LatinVariants
dorm
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Latin dormīre (to sleep). Produces words about sleep and inactivity: dormitory (a sleeping place), dormant (in a sleeping state, inactive), and dormancy. The dormouse is named for its hibernation habit — it appears to "sleep" through winter. Dormant volcanoes and dormant bank accounts both borrow this "sleeping" metaphor.
Associated Words
doom
An unavoidable terrible fate; to condemn to such a fate
IELTSTOEFLB2
dorm
A dormitory building or room for students
B2
dormancy
A state of inactivity or suspended biological activity
GREB2
dormant
Temporarily inactive or in a state of suspended activity
IELTSTOEFLGRE
dormitive
Causing sleep; a medicine that promotes sleep
dormitory
A building or large room with beds for students or other groups
TOEFLB2