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sortilegium.

bewitching, curse

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[sɔr.tɪˈɫeː.ɡi.ũː]Classical-Latin[sɔr.tɪˈɫɛ.ɡi.ũː]Classical-Latin[sor.tiˈlɛː.d͡ʒi.um]
  1. bewitching, curse

    Medieval-Latin
Where this word comes from

sors (“fate”) + lē̆gō + -ium. The second element could be either lĕgō (to gather/bind or to read) or lēgō (to dispatch/bequeath/assign). The idea is "(an action done so as) to change [or read?] fate".

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