Where does “spellbinder” come from?
spellbinder (English) comes from English binder, from Middle English byndere, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
spellbinder (English): Something that is spellbinding, that causes rapt...
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- Something that is spellbinding, that causes rapt...
Ancestry of “spellbinder”, step by step
spellbinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English binder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | binder | Someone who binds; A cover or holder for unbound... |
| 2 | Middle English | byndere | A bookbinder one who binds books |
| 3 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English spell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spell | Words or a formula supposed to have magical... |
| 2 | Old French | espeler | to call; to cry out; to shout; to explain; to... |
| 3 | Old French | espelir | — |
| 4 | Frankish | spelôn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spellōną | to talk, tell, recount |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spellą | news, message; tale, story |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |