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
Ancestry of “nondeceitful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deceitful | Deliberately misleading or cheating; Deceptive,... |
| 2 | English | deceit | An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick;... |
| 3 | Middle English | deceyte | — |
| 4 | Old French | deceite | — |
| 5 | Old French | decevoir | to deceive; to trick; to fool |
| 6 | Latin | dēcipere | — |