Where does “scongiuro” come from?
scongiuro (Italian) comes from Italian scongiurare, from Italian s-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
scongiuro (Italian): exorcism; spell, charm; first-person singular...
Definitions
- exorcism; spell, charm; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “scongiuro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scongiurare | to beg or implore; to avert or avoid; to send... |
| 2 | Italian | s- | un-, in-; de-, dis-, un-; API + bocca → sboccato |
| 3 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |