scongiurare

Italian (Fiorentino)

/skon.d͡ʒuˈra.re/

verb
Definitions
  • to beg or implore
  • to avert or avoid
  • (literary) to send away evil forces, spirits, etc.

Etymology

Prefix from Italian congiurare (call, conspire, summon) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂yew-

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