Where does “séitéireacht” come from?
séitéireacht (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.
séitéireacht (Irish): (act of) cheating at cards; (act of) defrauding; deception
Definitions
- (act of) cheating at cards; (act of) defrauding; deception
Ancestry of “séitéireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | séitéir | cheat, defrauder |
| 2 | English | cheater | One who cheats; An improvised breaker bar made... |
| 3 | English | cheat | To violate rules in order to gain advantage from... |
| 4 | Middle English | chete | cottage |
| 5 | Middle English | achete | Escheat; the acquisition of property left without an inheritor |
| 6 | Middle English | eschete | The taking of property from a feudal subject due to extinction of their line or crimes committed; escheat |
| 7 | Old French | eschet | — |
| 8 | Old French | escheoir | to fall; to happen |
| 9 | Latin | excadēre | fall out |
| 10 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 11 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |