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
- to enchant, charm; to delight; to bewitch, put a...
Ancestry of “encantar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | encantar | — |
| 2 | Latin | incantō | — |
| 3 | Latin | cantō | — |
| 4 | Latin | canō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “encantar”