Where does “prehypnosis” come from?
prehypnosis (English) comes from English hypnosis, from Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις, from Ancient Greek ὑπνόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
prehypnosis (English): Before hypnosis
Definitions
- Before hypnosis
Ancestry of “prehypnosis”, step by step
prehypnosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypnosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypnosis | A trancelike state, artificially induced, in... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὕπνωσις | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑπνόω | to be drowsy; I put to sleep |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |