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Where does “înșelăciune” come from?

înșelăciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian înșela, from Latin insellāre, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

înșelăciune (Romanian): fraud; hoax; act of tricking, defrauding,...

Definitions

  1. fraud; hoax; act of tricking, defrauding,...

Ancestry of “înșelăciune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianînșelato trick, deceive, swindle, cheat; to saddle
2Latininsellāre—
3Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
4Proto-Italicsedlā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo- →