Etymology

sortilege

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Today it means: Witchcraft, magic, especially as a means of making decisions or predictions. Full definition →

Old French sortilège ← Medieval Latin sortilegium
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromsortilegium“witchcraft”
  2. Old French · derived fromsortilège
  3. English todaysortilege

From Old French sortilège, from Medieval Latin sortilegium (“witchcraft”), from Latin sortilegus (“sorcerer, diviner”), from sors (“fate”) + legere (“choose”).

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