Where does “deceivable” come from?
deceivable (English) comes from Middle English deceyvable, from Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
deceivable (English): Able to be deceived; gullible; Deceitful
Definitions
- Able to be deceived; gullible; Deceitful
Ancestry of “deceivable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | deceyvable | Deceptive, misleading; giving a false impression |
| 2 | Middle English | deceyven | To deceive, trick, or mislead |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | deceivre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēcipiō | to catch, ensnare, entrap, deceive, mislead, beguile, elude, cheat |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |