Where does “nondeceitful” come from?

nondeceitful (English) comes from English deceitful, from English deceit, from Middle English deceyte, from Old French deceite, from Old French decevoir, from Latin dēcipere.

nondeceitful (English): Not deceitful

Definitions

  1. Not deceitful

Ancestry of “nondeceitful”, step by step

nondeceitful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deceitful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeceitfulDeliberately misleading or cheating; Deceptive,...
2EnglishdeceitAn act or practice intended to deceive; a trick;...
3Middle EnglishdeceyteDeception or deceit
4Old Frenchdeceite—
5Old Frenchdecevoirto deceive; to trick; to fool
6Latindēcipere—

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Latin dēcipere →Every word from Old French decevoir →Every word from Old French deceite →