Where does “deceite” come from?

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

Ancestry of “deceite”, step by step

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

Words derived from “deceite”

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