Where does “deceiteous” come from?

deceiteous (English) comes from English -eous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

deceiteous (English): deceitful

Definitions

  1. deceitful

Ancestry of “deceiteous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eous"Used with nouns to form adjectives with the...
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
6Old Latin-ōssus
Every word from Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from English -ous
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