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Where does “déceptif” come from?

déceptif (Middle French) comes from Latin deceptivus, from Latin dēcipiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

Ancestry of “déceptif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeceptivusdeceptive
2Latindēcipiō—
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “déceptif”

  • deceptive
  • deceptively
  • deceptiveness
  • nondeceptive
  • undeceptive
  • deceptivity
  • nondeceptively
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