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
- Alternative form of hypnotizer
Ancestry of “hypnotiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypnotizer | One who, or that which, hypnotizes |
| 2 | English | hypnotize | To induce a state of hypnosis in |
| 3 | English | hypnotic | Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism;... |
| 4 | French | hypnotique | hypnotic; sleeping pill |
| 5 | Latin | hypnōticus | of or pertaining to sleep |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνωτικός | inclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνῶ | I put to sleep |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |