Where does “hipnotikus” come from?

hipnotikus (Hungarian) 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.

hipnotikus (Hungarian): hypnotic; mesmerizing, spellbinding, captivating

Definitions

  1. hypnotic; mesmerizing, spellbinding, captivating

Ancestry of “hipnotikus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhypnōticusof or pertaining to sleep
2Ancient Greekὑπνωτικόςinclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,...
3Ancient GreekὑπνῶI put to sleep
4Ancient GreekὝπνοςHypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep
5Proto-Hellenichúpnos
6Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European supnós