encantar
Portuguese
/ẽ.kɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/, /ẽ.kɐ̃.ˈta(ʁ)/, /ĩ.kɐ̃.ˈta(h)/
verb
Definitions
- to enchant, charm
- to delight
- to bewitch, put a spell on
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese encantar derived from Latin incantāre prefix from Portuguese cantar.
Origin
Portuguese
cantar
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- incantāre Latin
- incantare Italian
- enchanter French
- cantar Spanish, Castilian
- encantar Spanish, Castilian
- *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European
- cantar Portuguese
- cantarolar Portuguese
- desencantar Portuguese
- encantador Portuguese
- encantadoramente Portuguese
- encantamento Portuguese
- enchanter Old French
- encantar Catalan, Valencian
- encantar Galician
- cantar Old Portuguese
- encantar Old Portuguese
- ncãntu Aromanian
- kanta Papiamentu
- kanta Kabuverdianu
- कातार Konkani
- kanta Guinea-Bissau Creole