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canere
Latin · ancient
"to sing"
to sing, combined with in- (upon)
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incantare
Latin · ancient
"to sing a magic spell over"
to sing a magic spell over, from in- and cantare
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incantatio
Latin · ancient
"a magical chant, a spell"
a magical chant, a spell, from incantare
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incantation
English · 1400s
"a series of words spoken as a magic spell"
settled as the English word for words spoken as a magic spell
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