Where does “duperie” come from?
duperie (French) comes from French duper, from Middle French duppe, from French huppé, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
duperie (French): hoax; con; windup
Ancestry of “duperie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | duper | to trick, fool, dupe |
| 2 | Middle French | duppe | — |
| 3 | French | huppé | crested; upper-crust, posh |
| 4 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 5 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 6 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |