Where does “húpnos” come from?

húpnos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

Ancestry of “húpnos”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	supnós	sleep; death
2	Proto-Indo-European	swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	swep-	to sleep

Words derived from “húpnos”

hypnotic
hypnosis
hypnotherapy
hypnotize
hypnotically
hypnotizing
Rohypnol
hypnotizability
hypnagogic
hypnotherapist
posthypnotic
hypnotizable
hypnotizer
nonhypnotic
hypnoid
hypnotization
hypnic
hypnoses
hypnotherapeutic
autohypnosis
roofie
hypnobirthing
hypnogenic
hypnogram

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