Where does “friponaĵo” come from?

friponaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fripono, from French fripon, from Middle French -on.

friponaĵo (Esperanto): con game, scam

Definitions

  1. con game, scam

Ancestry of “friponaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofriponocrook, rogue
2Frenchfriponrascal, rogue; mischievous
3Middle French-on—
Every word from Middle French -on →Every word from French fripon →Every word from Esperanto fripono →