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Where does “ciurmare” come from?

ciurmare (Italian) comes from French charmer, from French charme, from English charm, from Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

ciurmare (Italian): to deceive, to dupe

Definitions

  1. to deceive, to dupe

Ancestry of “ciurmare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharmerto charm
2Frenchcharmecharm, attractive quality; enchantment;...
3EnglishcharmAn object, act or words believed to have magic...
4Middle EnglishcharmeA phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...
5Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
6Latincarmensong, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “ciurmare”

  • ciurmatore
  • ciurmatorio
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