Where does “unexorcisably” come from?
unexorcisably (English) comes from English unexorcisable, from English exorcisable, from English exorcise, from Old French exorciser, from Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος — to sleep.
unexorcisably (English): Such that it cannot be exorcised
Definitions
- Such that it cannot be exorcised
Ancestry of “unexorcisably”, step by step
unexorcisably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unexorcisable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unexorcisable | Not exorcisable |
| 2 | English | exorcisable | Capable of being exorcised |
| 3 | English | exorcise | To drive out from a person, place or thing,... |
| 4 | Old French | exorciser | — |
| 5 | Latin | exorcizō | to exorcise: to fend off a demon or a possession through the use of specific prayers |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐξορκίζω | banish an evil spirit; bind by oath |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐξ | Alternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὕπνος | Hypnos, the Greek mythological god of sleep |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | húpnos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | supnós | sleep; death |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |