Where does “autoîncântare” come from?
autoîncântare (Romanian) comes from Romanian încântare, from Romanian încânta, from Romanian cânta, from Latin cantāre, from Latin canere, from Latin caneo, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
autoîncântare (Romanian): self-delusion
Definitions
- self-delusion
Ancestry of “autoîncântare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | încântare | delight |
| 2 | Romanian | încânta | to charm, seduce, enchant |
| 3 | Romanian | cânta | to sing; to play |
| 4 | Latin | cantāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | canere | present active infinitive of canō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | caneo | I am white, gray or hoary |
| 7 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |