Where does “narcohypnotic” come from?
narcohypnotic (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European supnós — to sleep.
narcohypnotic (English): Of or pertaining to narcohypnosis
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to narcohypnosis
Ancestry of “narcohypnotic”, step by step
narcohypnotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypnotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypnotic | Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism;... |
| 2 | French | hypnotique | hypnotic; sleeping pill |
| 3 | Latin | hypnōticus | of or pertaining to sleep |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνωτικός | inclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνῶ | I put to sleep |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
via English narco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narco | Narcotics; A South American drug baron; A police... |
| 2 | English | narcoleptic | One who suffers from narcolepsy; Pertaining to... |
| 3 | English | narco- | Pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναρκόω | I benumb |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |