Where does “incantationist” come from?
incantationist (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.
incantationist (English): One who makes an incantation
Definitions
- One who makes an incantation
Ancestry of “incantationist”, step by step
incantationist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |