Where does “deceitlessness” come from?

deceitlessness (English) comes from English deceitless, from English deceit, from Middle English deceyte, from Old French deceite, from Old French decevoir, from Latin dēcipere.

deceitlessness (English): Absence of deceit

Definitions

  1. Absence of deceit

Ancestry of “deceitlessness”, step by step

deceitlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deceitless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeceitlessFree from deceit
2EnglishdeceitAn act or practice intended to deceive; a trick;...
3Middle EnglishdeceyteDeception or deceit
4Old Frenchdeceite
5Old Frenchdecevoirto deceive; to trick; to fool
6Latindēcipere

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Latin dēcipereEvery word from Old French decevoirEvery word from Old French deceite