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
Definitions
- witch, sorceress
Ancestry of “sorĉistino”, step by step
| 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... |