Where does “desenchanter” come from?
desenchanter (Old French) comes from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
desenchanter (Old French): to disenchant
Definitions
- to disenchant
Ancestry of “desenchanter”, step by step
desenchanter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French des
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | des | — |
| 2 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 4 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 5 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Old French enchanter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | enchanter | to enchant |
| 2 | Latin | incantō | to sing |
| 3 | Latin | cantō | to enchant, or call forth by charms, chant |
| 4 | Latin | canō | to sing, recite, play |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |