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inchantedunenchanted
Derived forms
disenchantenchantableenchantedenchanterenchantingenchantmentenchantressoverenchantreenchantunenchant
Simplified etymology
Enchant entered English in the late Middle English period from French enchanter, derived from Latin incantare and ultimately from cantare, “to sing.” Its earliest English senses were “to put under a spell” and “to delude”; the related noun enchanter appeared before the verb.
Etymology
From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre. Doublet of incant.