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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | decepcioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | decepcion | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēcipiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “deception”