Where does “enchantable” come from?
enchantable (English) comes from English enchant, from Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantō, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
enchantable (English): Capable of being enchanted
Definitions
- Capable of being enchanted
Ancestry of “enchantable”, step by step
enchantable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enchant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enchant | To attract and delight, to charm; To cast a spell... |
| 2 | Middle English | enchaunten | To enchant; to put under an enchantment; To... |
| 3 | Old French | enchanter | to enchant |
| 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 English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |