Where does “prehypnotic” come from?
prehypnotic (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.
prehypnotic (English): Before hypnosis
Definitions
- Before hypnosis
Ancestry of “prehypnotic”, step by step
prehypnotic 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 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 |