somnophilia

Meanings

1. A paraphilia in which an individual becomes sexually aroused by someone who is unconscious.
2. Any sex act during which one of the partners is asleep or close to falling asleep.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swep- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *swépnos Proto-Italic *swepnos Latin somnusder. English somn- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English somno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English somnophilia From somno- + -philia.