Where does “undeceive” come from?

Undeceive derives from English deceive, which comes from Latin decipere, formed from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- meaning to seize or take.

undeceive (English): To free from misconception, deception or error

Definitions

  1. To free from misconception, deception or error

Ancestry of “undeceive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeceiveTo trick or mislead
2Middle EnglishdeceyvenTo deceive, trick, or mislead
3Anglo-Normandeceivre—
4Latindēcipiōto catch, ensnare, entrap, deceive, mislead, beguile, elude, cheat
5Latindē-of; from
6Latindēof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “undeceive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →