Where does “ὑπνωτικός” come from?

ὑπνωτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑπνῶ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

ὑπνωτικός (Ancient Greek): inclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,...

Definitions

  1. inclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,...

Ancestry of “ὑπνωτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὑπνῶI put to sleep
2Ancient GreekὝπνοςHypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep
3Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “ὑπνωτικός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European supnós →