Where does “cheating” come from?
Cheating derives from Middle English chete, from the noun escheat, which comes from Old French escheoir meaning to fall to a lord, from Latin ex meaning out.
cheating (English): present participle of cheat; An act of deception,...
Definitions
- present participle of cheat; An act of deception,...
Ancestry of “cheating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cheat | To violate rules in order to gain advantage from... |
| 2 | Middle English | chete | cottage |
| 3 | Middle English | achete | Escheat; the acquisition of property left without an inheritor |
| 4 | Middle English | eschete | The taking of property from a feudal subject due to extinction of their line or crimes committed; escheat |
| 5 | Old French | eschet | — |
| 6 | Old French | escheoir | to fall; to happen |
| 7 | Latin | excadēre | fall out |
| 8 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 9 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |