myEtymology.com: English etymology of sorcerous

Etymology of the English word sorcerous

the English word sorcerous

derived from the English word sorcery

derived from the Old French word sorcerie

derived from the Old French word sorcier

derived from the Vulgar Latin word sortiarius

derived from the Medieval Latin word sors (lot, fate; oracular response)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser-

using the English suffix -ous

derived from the Latin suffix -osus

Word found in Modern English