Where does “deception” come from?
Deception comes from Old French decepcion, from Latin decipio meaning to ensnare or trick, derived from Latin capio meaning to take, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.
deception (English): An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated...
Definitions
- An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated...
Ancestry of “deception”, step by step
deception traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English decepcioun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | decepcioun | Fraud, deceit; the action of deceiving |
| 2 | Old French | decepcion | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēcipiō | to catch, ensnare, entrap, deceive, mislead, beguile, elude, cheat |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin dēceptiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēceptiō | deception, deceit |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |