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Etymology of the English word hallucinate

the English word hallucinate
derived from the Latin word hallucinatio
derived from the Latin word hallucinari
derived from the Latin word alucinari (wander in mind, talk idly, unreasonably)
derived from the Latin word hallucinatus

Date

The earliest known usage of hallucinate in English dates from the 17th century.

Cognates

French halluciner, Lithuanian haliucinuoti

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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