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Where does “coniurer” come from?

coniurer (Middle French) comes from Old French conjurer, from Latin coniūrō, from Latin iūrō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

coniurer (Middle French): to call; to summon

Definitions

  1. to call; to summon

Ancestry of “coniurer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchconjurerto beseech, to beg
2Latinconiūrō—
3Latiniūrō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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