English
hypnosis
Hypnosis comes from Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις, from ὑπνόω ‘to put to sleep’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *supnós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*supnós‘sleep’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*húpnosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕπνοςhúpnos‘sleep, slumber’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπνόωhupnóō‘to put to sleep’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὕπνωσιςhúpnōsis
- Englishtodayhypnosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*supnós‘sleep’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*húpnosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὕπνοςhúpnos‘sleep, slumber’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὑπνόωhupnóō‘to put to sleep’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὕπνωσιςhúpnōsis
- Englishtodayhypnosis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *swep- ‘to sleep’
Today it means
noun A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *supnós / hypnosis