Etymology

hypnalis

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Today it means: legendary asp said to kill people by making them go in an endless sleep or by attacking them in their sleep. Full definition →

Medieval Latin ypnalis ← Ancient Greek ὕπνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὕπνος“sleep”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromypnalis
  3. English todayhypnalis

From Medieval Latin ypnalis, ipnalis, from Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὕπνος all →

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