Where does “incantatie” come from?
incantatie (Dutch) comes from Middle French incantation, from Old French incantation, from Latin incantatio, from Latin incantō, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
incantatie (Dutch): incantation, magic spell; incantation, any...
Definitions
- incantation, magic spell; incantation, any...
Ancestry of “incantatie”, step by step
incantatie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French incantation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | incantation | — |
| 2 | Old French | incantation | — |
| 3 | Latin | incantatio | enchantment; spell, incantation |
| 4 | Latin | incantō | to sing |
| 5 | Latin | cantō | to enchant, or call forth by charms, chant |
| 6 | Latin | canō | to sing, recite, play |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
via French incantation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | incantation | incantation |
| 2 | Late Latin | incantatio | enchantment; spell, incantation |