Where does “fraŭdisto” come from?
fraŭdisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fraŭdi, from Portuguese fraudar, from English defraud, from Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from Old French de-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
fraŭdisto (Esperanto): fraudster
Ancestry of “fraŭdisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | fraŭdi | to defraud |
| 2 | Portuguese | fraudar | to defraud; to falsify |
| 3 | English | defraud | To obtain money or property from by fraud; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | defrauden | — |
| 5 | Old French | defrauder | — |
| 6 | Old French | de- | Alternative form of des-; indicating that an... |
| 7 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |