Where does “fraud” come from?
Fraud comes from Middle English fraude, from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-.
fraud (English): The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally...
Definitions
- The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally...
Ancestry of “fraud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fraude | Deceptiveness, fraudulence; a tendency to be... |
| 2 | Old French | fraude | deception, fraud |
| 3 | Latin | fraus | A cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
Words derived from “fraud”