ensorcell

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ser-“to bind”
2. Latin · derived fromsors“fate, lot; oracular response”
3. Old French · derived fromensorceler“to cast a spell, enchant; to captivate”
4. English todayensorcell

From Old French ensorceler (“to cast a spell, enchant; to captivate”), a variant of ensorcerer, from en- (prefix meaning ‘caused’) + sorcier (“sorcerer”) (ultimately from Latin sors (“fate, lot; oracular response”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”)).

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