Where does “hallucinatory” come from?
Hallucinatory comes from English hallucinate plus the English suffix -y, derived from Latin alucinatus through Middle French -ie and Latin -ia, -ivus, and -ia suffixes, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
hallucinatory (English): Partaking of, or tending to produce,...
Definitions
- Partaking of, or tending to produce,...
Ancestry of “hallucinatory”, 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,... |