Where does “hypnotizingly” come from?
hypnotizingly (English) comes from English hypnotizing, 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.
hypnotizingly (English): So as to hypnotize or entrance; mesmeric
Definitions
- So as to hypnotize or entrance; mesmeric
Ancestry of “hypnotizingly”, step by step
hypnotizingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypnotizing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypnotizing | present participle of hypnotize |
| 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 |