Where does “hypnotizee” come from?
hypnotizee (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.
hypnotizee (English): A person who is being hypnotized or in a state of hypnosis
Definitions
- A person who is being hypnotized or in a state of hypnosis
Ancestry of “hypnotizee”, step by step
hypnotizee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypnotize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypnotize | To induce a state of hypnosis in |
| 2 | English | hypnotic | Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism;... |
| 3 | French | hypnotique | hypnotic; sleeping pill |
| 4 | Latin | hypnōticus | of or pertaining to sleep |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνωτικός | inclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνῶ | I put to sleep |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |