somnambulation
noun
Forms somnambulations
- noun (rare) The phenomenon of sleepwalking. “He is known for his somnambulation, as well as his vivid sleep-talking.”
- noun (rare) An instance of sleepwalking. “He broke his arm on one of his many somnambulations.”
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Etymology
From Latin somnus (“sleep”) + ambulatio (“a walking about”), from ambulare (“to walk”). See somnolent, amble.
Webster’s 1913
Etymology [L. somnus sleep + ambulatio a walking about, from ambulare to walk. See Somnolent, Amble.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “somnambulation”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details