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Where does “untruthfulness” come from?

Untruthfulness comes from English untruthful, from English truthful, from English truth, from Proto-Indo-European óynos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.

untruthfulness (English): The state of being untruthful; dishonesty

Definitions

  1. The state of being untruthful; dishonesty

Ancestry of “untruthfulness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuntruthfulNot giving the truth; providing untrue facts;...
2EnglishtruthfulHonest, and always telling the truth; Accurately...
3EnglishtruthTrue facts, genuine depiction or statements of...
4Middle Englishtroute—
5Old Englishtruhttrout
6Old Frenchtruite—
7Latintructaa kind of trout
8Ancient Greekτρώκτηςgnawer, nibbler; greedy knave; kind of fish with...
9Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
10Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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