enchanter

/enˈtʃæntə/en-CHAN-tur

/ɛnˈtʃæntɚ/en-CHAN-tur

Meaningone who enchants

Common meaning: a magician

enin, into; uponSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 190 · scan
chantto singLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 281 · scan
eragent ending: one who

‘in, into’ + ‘to sing’ → enchanter

Journey through time

Latinin- + cantare (from canere)‘in, into; upon + to sing’source
Latinincantare‘to repeat a chant’source
Old Frenchenchantersource
Middle Englishenchauntensource
Englishenchant‘to delight’
Englishformed in English from enchantenchanter‘a magician’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from enchant + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ENCHANT, p.190 · scan

Roots

canō / cantō Latin “to sing”
incantare Latin “to repeat a chant”

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