Where does “micro-cheat” come from?
micro-cheat (English) comes from English cheat, from Middle English chete, from Middle English achete, from Middle English eschete, from Old French eschet, from Old French escheoir, from Latin excadēre, from Latin cadēre — to fall.
micro-cheat (English): To show signs of attraction or focus on someone other than one's romantic partner
Definitions
- To show signs of attraction or focus on someone other than one's romantic partner
Ancestry of “micro-cheat”, step by step
micro-cheat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cheat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cheat | To violate rules in order to gain advantage from... |
| 2 | Middle English | chete | cottage |
| 3 | Middle English | achete | Escheat; the acquisition of property left without an inheritor |
| 4 | Middle English | eschete | The taking of property from a feudal subject due to extinction of their line or crimes committed; escheat |
| 5 | Old French | eschet | — |
| 6 | Old French | escheoir | to fall; to happen |
| 7 | Latin | excadēre | fall out |
| 8 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 9 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |