Where does “encantamento” come from?
encantamento (Portuguese) comes from Galician encantar, from Old Portuguese encantar, 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.
encantamento (Portuguese): enchantment; seduction
Definitions
- enchantment; seduction
Ancestry of “encantamento”, step by step
encantamento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician encantar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | encantar | to enchant, charm; first/third-person singular... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | encantar | — |
| 3 | Latin | incantō | to sing |
| 4 | Latin | cantō | to enchant, or call forth by charms, chant |
| 5 | Latin | canō | to sing, recite, play |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
via Portuguese encantar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | encantar | to enchant, charm; to delight; to bewitch, put a... |