Where does “sorĉarto” come from?
sorĉarto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sorĉi, from English sorcerer, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiarius, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
sorĉarto (Esperanto): sorcery, witchcraft, spellcraft
Definitions
- sorcery, witchcraft, spellcraft
Ancestry of “sorĉarto”, step by step
sorĉarto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto sorĉi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sorĉi | to cast a magic spell on, bewitch, enchant |
| 2 | English | sorcerer | A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male |
| 3 | Old French | sorcier | sorcerer |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sortiarius | sorcerer |
| 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... |
via Esperanto arto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | arto | art |
| 2 | French | art | art |
| 3 | Italian | arte | art |
| 4 | English | Art | The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium |
| 5 | Middle English | art | Second-person singular present indicative form of... |
| 6 | Old French | art | art (skill; practice; method) |
| 7 | Latin | artem | accusative singular of ars; first-person singular... |
| 8 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |