Where does “deceitless” come from?
deceitless (English) comes from English deceit, from Middle English deceyte, from Old French deceite, from Old French decevoir, from Latin dēcipere.
deceitless (English): Free from deceit
Ancestry of “deceitless”, step by step
deceitless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deceit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | deceit | An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick;... |
| 2 | Middle English | deceyte | Deception or deceit |
| 3 | Old French | deceite | — |
| 4 | Old French | decevoir | to deceive; to trick; to fool |
| 5 | Latin | dēcipere | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
Words derived from “deceitless”