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Where does “enchantement” come from?

enchantement (Middle French) comes from Old French enchantement, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantō, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

enchantement (Middle French): enchantment; spell

Definitions

  1. enchantment; spell

Ancestry of “enchantement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenchantementcharm
2Old Frenchenchanterto enchant
3Latinincantō—
4Latincantō—
5Latincanō—
6Proto-Italickanōto sing
7Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
8Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “enchantement”

  • enchantement
  • désenchantement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →