somnific

English

Etymology

From Latin somnificus, from somnus (“sleep”) + facere (“to make”).

Adjective

somnific (comparative more somnific, superlative most somnific)

1. Causing sleep; somniferous.

References

• “somnific”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.