Where does “adjuration” come from?
Adjuration comes from Latin adiuratio, meaning a swearing or binding by oath.
adjuration (English): A grave warning; A solemn oath
Definitions
- A grave warning; A solemn oath
Ancestry of “adjuration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adiuratio | swearing; adjuration |
| 2 | Latin | adiūrō | to swear to, confirm by an oath; swear in addition to |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |