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Where does “narcoipnotico” come from?

narcoipnotico (Italian) comes from Italian ipnotico, 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 — to sleep.

narcoipnotico (Italian): narcohypnotic

Definitions

  1. narcohypnotic

Ancestry of “narcoipnotico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianipnoticohypnotic
2Latinhypnōticus—
3Ancient Greekὑπνωτικόςinclined to sleep, sleepy; inducing sleep,...
4Ancient GreekὑπνῶI put to sleep
5Ancient GreekὝπνος—
6Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →