Where does “exorciser” come from?
exorciser (English) comes from English exorcise, from Old French exorciser, from Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós — to sleep.
exorciser (English): One who performs an exorcism
Definitions
- One who performs an exorcism
Ancestry of “exorciser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exorcise | To drive out from a person, place or thing,... |
| 2 | Old French | exorciser | — |
| 3 | Latin | exorcizō | to exorcise: to fend off a demon or a possession through the use of specific prayers |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐξορκίζω | banish an evil spirit; bind by oath |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐξ | Alternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |