Where does “delusiveness” come from?
delusiveness (English) comes from English delusive, from English delude, from Middle English deluden, from Latin delūdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
delusiveness (English): The state or quality of being delusive
Definitions
- The state or quality of being delusive
Ancestry of “delusiveness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delusive | Producing delusions; Delusional; Inappropriate to... |
| 2 | English | delude | To deceive into believing something which is... |
| 3 | Middle English | deluden | To delude or mislead, to fill people's mind with... |
| 4 | Latin | delūdō | to deceive or dupe |
| 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 |