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Where does “fraude” come from?

fraude (Norman) comes from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

fraude (Norman): smuggling

Definitions

  1. smuggling

Ancestry of “fraude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfraudedeception, fraud
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

Words derived from “fraude”

  • fraudeux
  • frauder
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