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Where does “ὕπνος” come from?

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

ὕπνος (Ancient Greek): sleep; death

Definitions

  1. sleep; death

Ancestry of “ὕπνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “ὕπνος”

  • hypnotic
  • hypnosis
  • hypnotherapy
  • hypnotize
  • hypnotically
  • hypnotizing
  • Rohypnol
  • hypnotizability
  • hypnagogic
  • hypnotherapist
  • posthypnotic
  • hypnotizable
  • hypnotizer
  • nonhypnotic
  • hypnoid
  • hypnotization
  • hypnic
  • hypnoses
  • hypnotherapeutic
  • autohypnosis
  • roofie
  • hypnobirthing
  • hypnogenic
  • hypnogram
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