Where does “autohypnotism” come from?
autohypnotism (English) comes from English hypnotism, from English hypnotise, from English hypnotic, from French hypnotique, from Latin hypnōticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός, from Ancient Greek ὑπνῶ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος — to sleep.
autohypnotism (English): autohypnosis
Definitions
- autohypnosis
Ancestry of “autohypnotism”, step by step
autohypnotism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypnotism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypnotism | The art of inducing hypnosis |
| 2 | English | hypnotise | To induce a state of hypnosis in |
| 3 | English | hypnotic | Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism;... |
| 4 | French | hypnotique | hypnotic; sleeping pill |
| 5 | Latin | hypnōticus | of or pertaining to sleep |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνωτικός | inclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνῶ | I put to sleep |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |