Where does “esorcizzare” come from?
esorcizzare (Italian) comes from Latin exorcizāre, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζειν, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
esorcizzare (Italian): to exorcise; to avert, ward off
Definitions
- to exorcise; to avert, ward off
Ancestry of “esorcizzare”, step by step