Where does “ensorcellment” come from?
ensorcellment (English) comes from English ensorcell, from Old French ensorceler, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiarius, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ensorcellment (English): enchantment, bewitchment
Definitions
- enchantment, bewitchment
Ancestry of “ensorcellment”, step by step
ensorcellment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ensorcell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ensorcell | To bewitch or enchant; To captivate, entrance,... |
| 2 | Old French | ensorceler | to cast a spell, enchant; to captivate |
| 3 | Old French | sorcier | sorcerer |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sortiarius | sorcerer |
| 5 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 6 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |