Where does “halluciner” come from?

halluciner (French) comes from Latin alucinor, from Ancient Greek ἀλύω — to wander in mind, to roam; to be deeply stirred,...

halluciner (French): to hallucinate; to be flabbergasted

Definitions

  1. to hallucinate; to be flabbergasted

Ancestry of “halluciner”, step by step

halluciner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin alucinor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalucinorI wander in mind, talk idly, prate, dream
2Ancient Greekἀλύωto wander in mind, to roam; to be deeply stirred,...

via Latin halucinor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhalucinorAlternative form of ālūcinor

Words derived from “halluciner”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλύω →Every word from Latin alucinor →