Where does “fraudlessly” come from?
fraudlessly (English) comes from English fraudless, from English fraud, from Middle English fraude, from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
fraudlessly (English): Without the use of fraud
Definitions
- Without the use of fraud
Ancestry of “fraudlessly”, step by step
fraudlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fraudless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fraudless | Free from fraud |
| 2 | English | fraud | The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally... |
| 3 | Middle English | fraude | Deceptiveness, fraudulence; a tendency to be... |
| 4 | Old French | fraude | deception, fraud |
| 5 | Latin | fraus | A cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |