Where does “hypnopaedic” come from?

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

hypnopaedic (English): Of or pertaining to hypnopaedia

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to hypnopaedia

Ancestry of “hypnopaedic”, step by step

hypnopaedic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hypnopaedia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypnopaediaTeaching by subconscious means
2Englishhypno-sleep; hypnosis
3Ancient GreekὝπνοςHypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep
4Proto-Hellenichúpnos
5Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European supnós