Etymology of the French word hypnotique
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 hypnotique in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
hypnotiquementDerivations in other languages
English
hypnotic, Romanian
hipnoticCognates
Dutch
hypnotisch, English
hypnotic, German
hypnotisch, Norwegian
hypnotisk, Swedish
hypnotisk
