Etymology

enchanter

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Today it means: One who enchants or delights. Full definition →

Middle English enchantour ← Old French enchanteor ← Latin incantātor
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  1. Latin · derived fromincantātor“enchanter; spellcaster; conjurer”
  2. Old French · derived fromenchanteor
  3. Middle English · inherited fromenchantour
  4. English todayenchanter

From Middle English enchantour, from Old French enchanteor (Modern French enchanteur), from Latin incantātor (“enchanter; spellcaster; conjurer”), from incantāre (“to sing, to consecrate with spells”). Doublet of incantator. Equivalent to enchant + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.