Hypno -- the greek word for sleep.
The word hypnotic still means hypnotic in Greek mythology. It came from Hypnos, a Greek word, and also the Greek god of sleep.
The word hypnotize has three syllables. (hyp-no-tize)
There was a Greek god named Hypnos [sleep] and he was the twin brother of the god Thanatos [death].See the related link(s) below for more info:
Hypno is the Greek word for sleep. The "trance" that subjects enter may or may not be a separate state of dream-like subconsciousness.
The Greek word for sleep is ύπνος (hypnos). English words such as hypnosis, hypnotize, etc., derive from this root.
God of dreams (Hypnos): Hypnotize, hypnosis God of sleep (Morpheus): Morph
Mesmerize
For a day or two, I thought I really could hypnotize my parents. Psychiatrists may hypnotize patients as part of their treatment.
From the Greek word "synopsis".
From the Greek word for "change."
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The word 'great' does not come from greek. it's old English from the germanic: "grautaz"