Where does “deceyte” come from?

deceyte (Middle English) comes from Old French deceite, from Old French decevoir, from Latin dēcipere.

deceyte (Middle English): Deception or deceit

Definitions

  1. Deception or deceit

Ancestry of “deceyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeceite—
2Old Frenchdecevoirto deceive; to trick; to fool
3Latindēcipere—

Words derived from “deceyte”

Every word from Latin dēcipere →Every word from Old French decevoir →Every word from Old French deceite →