Where does “обворожи́ть” come from?
обворожи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian ворожи́ть, from Proto-Slavic voržiti, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
обворожи́ть (Russian): to fascinate, to charm, to enchant, to captivate
Definitions
- to fascinate, to charm, to enchant, to captivate
Ancestry of “обворожи́ть”, step by step
обворожи́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ворожи́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ворожи́ть | to tell fortunes, to divine |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | voržiti | to cheat?, to deceive? |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 5 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 6 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |