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Where does “deceite” come from?
deceite (Old French) comes from Old French decevoir, from Latin dēcipere.
Ancestry of “deceite”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
decevoir
to deceive; to trick; to fool
2
Latin
dēcipere
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Words derived from “deceite”
deceit
deceitful
deceitfulness
deceitfully
undeceitful
nondeceitful
deceitless
deceyte
self-deceit
deceiteous
deceitlessness
undeceitfully
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Every word from Old French decevoir →