Where does “hallucination” come from?
Hallucination comes from Latin hallucinatus, from Latin alucinatus, from Latin alucinor, from Ancient Greek ἀλύω.
hallucination (English): A sensory perception of something that does not...
Definitions
- A sensory perception of something that does not...
Ancestry of “hallucination”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hallucinate | To seem to perceive things which are not really... |
| 2 | Latin | hallucinatus | — |
| 3 | Latin | alucinatus | hallucinated, experiencing hallucinations |
| 4 | Latin | alucinor | I wander in mind, talk idly, prate, dream |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλύω | to wander in mind, to roam; to be deeply stirred,... |