Where does “sorcerously” come from?
sorcerously (English) comes from English sorcerous, from English sorcery, from Middle English sorcery, from Middle French sorcerie, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
sorcerously (English): In a sorcerous way; by means of sorcery
Definitions
- In a sorcerous way; by means of sorcery
Ancestry of “sorcerously”, step by step
sorcerously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sorcerous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sorcerous | Similar to, or involving, sorcery |
| 2 | English | sorcery | Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic... |
| 3 | Middle English | sorcery | sorcery, wizardry, magic; A supernatural event |
| 4 | Middle French | sorcerie | — |
| 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... |