fas·ci·nate
Origin:
Latin: (noun) fascinum: spell, witchcraft; also a phallus shaped amulet worn in Ancient Rome and thought to have magical powers
Latin: (verb) fascinare, fascinat-: bewitched
English: (verb) fascinate: bewitch (late 16th Century); fascinating: bewitching, spellbinding, enchanting
late 16th century (in the sense ‘bewitch’): from Latin fascinat- ‘bewitched’, from the verb fascinare, from fascinum ‘spell, witchcraft’.
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