Where does “deceivous” come from?
deceivous (English) comes from English deceive, 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.
deceivous (English): deceptive
Definitions
- deceptive
Ancestry of “deceivous”, step by step
deceivous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deceive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deceive | To trick or mislead |
| 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 |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |