Where does “blahovičník” come from?
blahovičník (Czech) comes from Esperanto Viko, from English Wicca, from Old English wiċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō — sorcerer, warlock.
blahovičník (Czech): Eucalyptus
Definitions
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Ancestry of “blahovičník”, step by step
blahovičník traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto Viko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Viko | Wicca |
| 2 | English | Wicca | A neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by the Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals |
| 3 | Old English | wiċċa | (male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wikkō | sorcerer, warlock |