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Where does “undeceptive” come from?

undeceptive (English) comes from English deceptive, from Middle French déceptif, from Latin deceptivus, from Latin dēcipiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

undeceptive (English): Not deceptive

Definitions

  1. Not deceptive

Ancestry of “undeceptive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeceptiveLikely or attempting to deceive
2Middle Frenchdéceptif—
3Latindeceptivusdeceptive
4Latindēcipiō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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