Where does “sorĉisto” come from?
sorĉisto (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...
sorĉisto (Esperanto): sorcerer, warlock, wizard, magician
Definitions
- sorcerer, warlock, wizard, magician
Ancestry of “sorĉisto”, 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... |