Where does “unhypnotizable” come from?
unhypnotizable (English) comes from English hypnotizable, 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.
unhypnotizable (English): Not hypnotizable; that cannot be hypnotized
Definitions
- Not hypnotizable; that cannot be hypnotized
Ancestry of “unhypnotizable”, step by step
unhypnotizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypnotizable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypnotizable | Able to be hypnotized; One who is susceptible to... |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |