Etymology

cocknosis

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Today it means: Erotic hypnosis involving the penis as a subject of fixation. Full definition →

English hypnosis ← Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις (húpnōsis) ← Proto-Hellenic *húpnos
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  1. Proto-Germanic*keukô
  2. Proto-Germanic*kukkaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kokk
  4. Old Englishcocc
  5. Middle Englishcok
  6. Englishcock
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swep-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*supnós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*húpnos
  10. Ancient Greekὕπνος (húpnos)
  11. Ancient Greekὑπνόω (hupnóō)
  12. Ancient Greekὕπνωσις (húpnōsis)
  13. Englishhypnosis
  14. English todaycocknosis

Blend of cock + hypnosis.

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