Where does “antihypnotic” come from?
antihypnotic (English) comes from English hypnotic, from French hypnotique, from Latin hypnōticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός, from Ancient Greek ὑπνῶ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós — to sleep.
antihypnotic (English): Tending to prevent sleep; Any agent that prevents...
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- Tending to prevent sleep; Any agent that prevents...
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