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Where does “hypnotiser” come from?

hypnotiser (English) comes from English hypnotizer, from English hypnotize, from English hypnotic, from French hypnotique, from Latin hypnōticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός, from Ancient Greek ὑπνῶ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος — to sleep.

hypnotiser (English): Alternative form of hypnotizer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hypnotizer

Ancestry of “hypnotiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypnotizerOne who, or that which, hypnotizes
2EnglishhypnotizeTo induce a state of hypnosis in
3EnglishhypnoticOf, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism;...
4Frenchhypnotiquehypnotic; sleeping pill
5Latinhypnōticus—
6Ancient Greekὑπνωτικόςinclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,...
7Ancient GreekὑπνῶI put to sleep
8Ancient GreekὝπνος—
9Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →