myEtymology.com: English etymology of hypnagogic

Etymology of the English word hypnagogic

the English word hypnagogic

derived from the French word hypnagogique

derived from the Greek word hupnos, ὕπνος (sleep; spiritual torpor)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep-

derived from the Greek word agogos, ἀγωγός

derived from the Greek word agein, ἄγω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ag-

using the French suffix -ique

derived from the German word chondroitsäure

using the French suffix -agogie

using the Greek prefix hupno-

The earliest known usage of hypnagogic in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English