Where does “sorĉistino” come from?
sorĉistino (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...
sorĉistino (Esperanto): witch, sorceress
Ancestry of “sorĉistino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |