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Where does “fraudo” come from?

fraudo (Ido) comes from Esperanto fraŭdo, from Latin fraus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

fraudo (Ido): fraud

Definitions

  1. fraud

Ancestry of “fraudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofraŭdofraud
2LatinfrausA cheating, deceit, guile, fraud; A delusion,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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