Etymology

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Today it means: Related to sleep. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὕπνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὕπνος“sleep”
  2. English todayhypno-

From Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).

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