Where does “hypnotic” come from?
Hypnotic derives from French hypnotique, from Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός, formed from ὕπνος meaning sleep with the suffix -σις and Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from the root swep- meaning sleep.
hypnotic (English): Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism;...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism;...
Ancestry of “hypnotic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hypnotique | hypnotic; sleeping pill |
| 2 | Latin | hypnōticus | of or pertaining to sleep |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνωτικός | inclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνῶ | I put to sleep |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |