Where does “fermecătorie” come from?

fermecătorie (Romanian) comes from Romanian fermecător, from Romanian -tor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

fermecătorie (Romanian): sorcery, wizardry

Definitions

  1. sorcery, wizardry

Ancestry of “fermecătorie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfermecătorcharming
2Romanian-tor-er; -ing
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Romanian -tor
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