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Where does “envoûter” come from?

envoûter (French) comes from Old French volt, from Latin vultus, from Latin voltus, from Latin volūtus, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

envoûter (French): to cast a spell, bewitch, charm, hex; to...

Definitions

  1. to cast a spell, bewitch, charm, hex; to...

Ancestry of “envoûter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvoltface
2Latinvultusexpression, appearance, demeanor; looks,...
3LatinvoltusAlternative form of vultus; face; facial...
4Latinvolūtus—
5Latinvolvō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “envoûter”

  • envoûteur
  • désenvoûter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →