English
hypnotise
Derived from hypnot(ic) + -ise (verbal derivational suffix).
Formed from hypnotic + -ise
Proto-Indo-European *supnós ‘sleep’
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Ancient Greek ὑπνόω ‘I put to sleep’
Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός ‘inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy’
Late Latin hypnoticus ‘of or pertaining to sleep’
French hypnotique ‘inclined to sleep, soporific’
English hypnotic
Today it means
verb To induce a state of hypnosis in.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hypnotise