Where does “deceivingly” come from?
deceivingly (English) comes from English deceiving, from English deceive, from Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
deceivingly (English): In a deceiving manner
Ancestry of “deceivingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deceiving | present participle of deceive; deception |
| 2 | English | deceive | To trick or mislead |
| 3 | Middle English | deceyven | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | deceivre | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēcipiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |