Where does “sorĉado” come from?
sorĉado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sorĉo, from Esperanto sorĉi, from English sorcerer, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiarius, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
sorĉado (Esperanto): witchcraft, wizardry
Definitions
- witchcraft, wizardry
Ancestry of “sorĉado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sorĉo | a magic spell |
| 2 | Esperanto | sorĉi | to cast a magic spell on, bewitch, enchant |
| 3 | English | sorcerer | A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male |
| 4 | Old French | sorcier | sorcerer |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sortiarius | sorcerer |
| 6 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 7 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |