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Where does “incantans” come from?

incantans (Latin) comes from Latin incanto, from Latin canto, from Latin cantus, from Latin canere, from Latin caneo, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

incantans (Latin): singing; reciting; enchanting

Definitions

  1. singing; reciting; enchanting

Ancestry of “incantans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinincantoI sing; I recite, say or mutter over; I...
2LatincantoI sing; I enchant, or call forth by charms,...
3Latincantussung, recited; sounded, blew; chanted
4Latincanerepresent active infinitive of canō; second-person...
5LatincaneoI am white, gray or hoary
6Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
7Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
8Proto-Italic-ējō—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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