Where does “unenchantable” come from?
unenchantable (English) comes from English enchantable, from English enchant, from Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantō, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
unenchantable (English): That cannot be enchanted
Definitions
- That cannot be enchanted
Ancestry of “unenchantable”, step by step
unenchantable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enchantable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enchantable | Capable of being enchanted |
| 2 | English | enchant | To attract and delight, to charm; To cast a spell... |
| 3 | Middle English | enchaunten | To enchant; to put under an enchantment; To... |
| 4 | Old French | enchanter | to enchant |
| 5 | Latin | incantō | to sing |
| 6 | Latin | cantō | to enchant, or call forth by charms, chant |
| 7 | Latin | canō | to sing, recite, play |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |