ὑπνωτικός

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2
Definitions
  • inclined to sleep, sleepy
  • inducing sleep, soporific

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ὑπνόω (I put to sleep, be drowsy) root from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (sleep, dream).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swep-

Gloss

sleep, dream

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

寝, 眠, 睡

Emoji
🏨 💤 😪 😴 🛌 🛏️ 🏕️

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