Insomnia

Everybody suffered at least once of insomnia. If you can’t sleep because of etymology related issues stay tuned, it might help.

“Insomnia” comes from… the Latin “In (negative) + somnus”  basically “Sleepless”. In Italian it’s almost the same (Insonnia) and “Avere sonno” means “To be sleepy”.

“Il sonno della ragione genera mostri” (The sleep of reason produces monsters); it’s a masterpiece produced by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya and it’s one of the things that popped in my mind when we talk about “Sonno”; there is also a common Italian expression “Dormire sonni tranquilli” (To have no qualms) that’s it’s also very popular -.

That’s it for today, good night everybody..(but keep your reason awake..).

Pier.