Etymograph

English

malocchio

Malocchio comes from Italian malocchio ‘evil eye (curse)’.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentmalocchio‘evil eye (curse)’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentmalocchio‘evil eye (curse)’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun Synonym of evil eye (“cursed gaze”).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Italian malocchio / malocchio