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Where does “séitéartha” come from?

séitéartha (Irish) comes from Irish séitéir, from English cheater, from English cheat, from Middle English chete, from Middle English achete, from Middle English eschete, from Old French eschet, from Old French escheoir — to fall.

séitéartha (Irish): cheating, fraudulent

Definitions

  1. cheating, fraudulent

Ancestry of “séitéartha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishséitéircheat, defrauder
2EnglishcheaterOne who cheats; An improvised breaker bar made...
3EnglishcheatTo violate rules in order to gain advantage from...
4Middle Englishchete—
5Middle Englishachete—
6Middle Englisheschete—
7Old Frencheschet—
8Old Frenchescheoirto fall; to happen
9Latinexcadēre—
10Latincadēre—
11Latincadō—
12Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
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