Where does “hypnophobia” come from?

hypnophobia (English) comes 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.

hypnophobia (English): The fear of falling asleep

Definitions

  1. The fear of falling asleep

Ancestry of “hypnophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhypno-sleep; hypnosis
2Ancient GreekὝπνοςHypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep
3Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European supnós →
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