Where does “incantationism” come from?
incantationism (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.
incantationism (English): The practice or habit of making or revering incantations
Definitions
- The practice or habit of making or revering incantations
Ancestry of “incantationism”, step by step
incantationism 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 |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |