Where does “disenchantment” come from?
Disenchantment comes from Middle English dis- combined with enchantment, ultimately deriving from Latin dis- (meaning apart) and -mentum (a suffix forming nouns), with roots tracing to Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ and Latin in-.
disenchantment (English): The act of disenchanting or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of disenchanting or the state of being...
Ancestry of “disenchantment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enchantment | The act of enchanting or the feeling of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | enchauntement | magic, sorcery; sorcerous force |
| 3 | Old French | enchantement | charm |
| 4 | Old French | enchanter | to enchant |
| 5 | Latin | incantō | to sing |
| 6 | Latin | cantō | to enchant, or call forth by charms, chant |
| 7 | Latin | canō | to sing, recite, play |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |