Where does “hypnosis” come from?
Hypnosis derives from Ancient Greek ὕπνος meaning sleep, with the suffix -σις, later Latinized as hypnoticus in Latin before entering English.
hypnosis (English): A trancelike state, artificially induced, in...
Definitions
- A trancelike state, artificially induced, in...
Ancestry of “hypnosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὕπνωσις | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνόω | to be drowsy; I put to sleep |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |