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sorcerer
a word from vocabulary
English
by
Anthony Grant
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Word form
sorcerer
LWT meaning(s)
the sorcerer or witch
Comments on word
“sorcer” (archaic) ‘bewitch’
Analyzability
analyzable derived
Gloss
sorcer + -ER agentive
Age
1526 [13] (1526–1526)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
sorcier
'witch, wizard'
Middle French
*sortiārius
'‘magician, fortune-teller’ (sors ‘fate’)'
Late Latin
Effect
Coexistence
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
French contact [13]
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