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Where does “hypnoottinen” come from?

hypnoottinen (Finnish) comes from Latin hypnōticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός, from Ancient Greek ὑπνῶ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

hypnoottinen (Finnish): hypnotic

Definitions

  1. hypnotic

Ancestry of “hypnoottinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhypnōticus—
2Ancient Greekὑπνωτικόςinclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,...
3Ancient GreekὑπνῶI put to sleep
4Ancient GreekὝπνος—
5Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “hypnoottinen”

  • hypnoottisesti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →