enchant
English
/ɪnˈtʃænt/, /ɪnˈtʃant/, /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/, /ɘnˈtʃɐːnt/
verb
Definitions
- To attract and delight, to charm.
- To cast a spell upon often one that attracts or charms.
- (RPG) To magically enhance or degrade an item.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English enchaunten derived from Old French enchanter derived from Latin incantāre root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (sing).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*keh₂n-
Gloss
sing
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- canorous English
- concent English
- descant English
- disincentive English
- enchantable English
- enchanter English
- enchantest English
- enchanteth English
- incentive English
- reenchant English
- unenchant English
- unenchantable English
- accentus Latin
- canor Latin
- canorus Latin
- cantamen Latin
- canticum Latin
- cantillo Latin
- cantito Latin
- cantiōnem Latin
- canto Latin
- cantus Latin
- cantāre Latin
- cantāre, cantō, canto Latin
- cantō Latin
- ciconia Latin
- incantatio Latin
- incanto Latin
- incantāre Latin
- incantō Latin
- recantare Latin
- incantare Italian
- chanterelle French
- enchanter French
- encantar Spanish, Castilian
- καναχέω Ancient Greek
- προσῳδία Ancient Greek
- *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European
- *kekoh₂n- Proto-Indo-European
- *hanjō Proto-Germanic
- *hanô Proto-Germanic
- エンチャント Japanese
- chaunten Middle English
- enchantour Middle English
- enchauntement Middle English
- enchaunten Middle English
- enchauntour Middle English
- enchauntynge Middle English
- desenchanter Old French
- enchantement Old French
- enchanteor Old French
- enchanter Old French
- encantar Catalan, Valencian
- focain Old Irish
- forcain Old Irish
- encantar Old Portuguese
- *kaneti Proto-Celtic
- ncãntu Aromanian
- *kanō Proto-Italic
- xwendin Northern Kurdish