Hypnotic
Pronunciation
- IPA: /hɪpˈnɒtɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒtɪk
Alternative forms
- hypnotick obsolete
Origin
From French hypnotique ("inclined to sleep, soporific"), from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnÅtikos, "inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy"), from ὑπνῶ (hupnÅ, "I put to sleep"), from ὕπνος (hupnos, "sleep").