Where does “self-deceive” come from?
self-deceive (English) comes from English deceive, from Middle English deceyven, from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
self-deceive (English): To deceive oneself
Definitions
- To deceive oneself
Ancestry of “self-deceive”, step by step
self-deceive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deceive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deceive | To trick or mislead |
| 2 | Middle English | deceyven | To deceive, trick, or mislead |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | deceivre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēcipiō | to catch, ensnare, entrap, deceive, mislead, beguile, elude, cheat |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |