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Where does “fourberie” come from?

fourberie (French) comes from French -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

fourberie (French): deceit, trickery, guile

Definitions

  1. deceit, trickery, guile

Ancestry of “fourberie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-eriedenoting a shop selling a certain product;...
2Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
3Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “fourberie”

  • fourbery
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