Where does “encantar” come from?

encantar (Portuguese) comes 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.

encantar (Portuguese): to enchant, charm; to delight; to bewitch, put a...

Definitions

  1. to enchant, charm; to delight; to bewitch, put a...

Ancestry of “encantar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseencantar—
2Latinincantōto sing
3Latincantōto enchant, or call forth by charms, chant
4Latincanōto sing, recite, play
5Proto-Italickanōto sing
6Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
7Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “encantar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →