1297, from O.Fr. enchantement, from enchanter "bewitch, charm," from L. incantare, lit. "chant (a magic spell) upon," from in- "upon, into" + cantare "to sing." Cf. O.E. galdor "song," also "spell, enchantment," from galan "to sing," source of the second element in nightingale. Enchanted in weakened sense of "delighted" is from 1593. Enchantress is first recorded c.1374.
[en-chant-muh
nt, -chahnt-] 