Where does “ensorceler” come from?
ensorceler (Old French) comes from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiarius, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ensorceler (Old French): to cast a spell, enchant; to captivate
Definitions
- to cast a spell, enchant; to captivate
Ancestry of “ensorceler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sorcier | sorcerer |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sortiarius | sorcerer |
| 3 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 4 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |