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