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Where does “hypnotizability” come from?

hypnotizability (English) comes from English hypnotize, from English hypnotic, from French hypnotique, from Latin hypnōticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός, from Ancient Greek ὑπνῶ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos — to sleep.

hypnotizability (English): the ability to be hypnotized

Definitions

  1. the ability to be hypnotized

Ancestry of “hypnotizability”, step by step

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