Etymology

enchant

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Today it means: To attract and delight, to charm. Full definition →

Middle English enchaunten ← Old French enchanter ← Latin incantāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromincantāre
  2. Old French · derived fromenchanter
  3. Middle English · inherited fromenchaunten
  4. English todayenchant

From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre. Doublet of incant.

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