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Where does “ipnologia” come from?

ipnologia (Italian) comes from Italian Ipno, 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.

ipnologia (Italian): hypnology

Definitions

  1. hypnology

Ancestry of “ipnologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianIpno—
2Ancient GreekὝπνος—
3Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →