Where does “megafraud” come from?
megafraud (English) comes 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.
megafraud (English): Extremely large-scale fraud
Definitions
- Extremely large-scale fraud
Ancestry of “megafraud”, step by step
megafraud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fraud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fraud | The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally... |
| 2 | Middle English | fraude | Deceptiveness, fraudulence; a tendency to be... |
| 3 | Old French | fraude | deception, fraud |
| 4 | Latin | fraus | A cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |