Etymology of the English word hypnotic
the English word
hypnoticderived from the French word
hypnotiquederived from the Latin word
hypnoticusderived from the Greek word
hupnotikos, ὑπνωτικός
derived from the Greek word
hupnounderived from the Greek word
hupnos, ὕπνος (sleep; spiritual torpor)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swep-derived from the Greek word
upnooDate
The earliest known usage of hypnotic in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
hypnosis,
posthypnoticCognates
Dutch
hypnotisch, French
hypnotique, German
hypnotisch, Norwegian
hypnotisk, Swedish
hypnotiskUsage
Word found in Modern English
