Why this word is great
JETTATURA — [Noun] The evil eye, a malevolent gaze believed to cause harm or bad luck. From Italian jettatura, from iettatura ("casting [of the evil eye]"), from iettare ("to cast"), from Latin iactare ("to throw, cast"). Unlike malocchio (which names the superstition itself) or hex (a curse unmoored from the eyes), jettatura is the act of inflicting misfortune with a look alone. It is the sidelong glare of a stranger in a crowded market, the sudden chill when an old woman’s gaze lingers too long on a child, the way a mirror cracks for no reason after a whispered compliment—proof that the most dangerous weapons need no blade, only sight.