Where does “обворожительный” come from?
обворожительный (Russian) comes from Russian обворожи́ть, 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 — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
обворожительный (Russian): fascinating, enchanting, bewitching
Definitions
- fascinating, enchanting, bewitching
Ancestry of “обворожительный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | обворожи́ть | to fascinate, to charm, to enchant, to captivate |
| 2 | Russian | ворожи́ть | to tell fortunes, to divine |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | voržiti | to cheat?, to deceive? |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 6 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 7 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |