myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of asilo

Etymology of the Italian word asilo

the Italian word asilo

derived from the Latin word asylum (place of refuge, asylum, sanctuary)

derived from the Greek word asulon, ἄσυλον

derived from the Greek word asulos

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word sulon

Dutch asiel, English asylum, French asile, German Asyl, Norwegian asyl, Swedish asyl