Where does “incantational” come from?
incantational (English) comes from English 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.
incantational (English): Relating to incantation
Definitions
- Relating to incantation
Ancestry of “incantational”, step by step
incantational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incantation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incantation | The act or process of using formulas and/or... |
| 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 |