English → Latin
“incantation” in Latin
carmensong, tune; a composition in verse, a poem; poetry, verse, song; poem, poetry (strictly any poem or poetry that can be scanticumsong; passage in a comedy chanted or sung; sing-song voicecantiōsong, singing, playing; incantation, spellfascinātiōbewitching (e.g. by evil eye), fascinationeffascĭnātĭoa bewitching
The English word incantation itself goes back to Latin cantō, through incantatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
incantation
carmen: canticum (the prescribed form): cantio (the uttered form, or utterance of the form): fascinatio: effascinatio (both of fascinating by the look and by words). To repeat an incantation, incantare carmen (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for incantation?
- The usual Latin words for “incantation” are carmen, canticum, cantiō; also fascinātiō, effascĭnātĭo. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.