Latin

dēcipiō

‘to deceive’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dēcipiō.

6 English words in this record descend from Latin dēcipiō, most familiar first.

• deception ← decepcioun ← decepcion
• deceive ← deceyven ← deceivre
• deceptive ← déceptif ← dēceptīvus
• deceit ← deceyte ← deceite ← decevoir
• deceivably ← deceyvably ← deceyvable ← decevable ← deceyven
• deceptory ← deceptorius

Etymograph / Latin dēcipiō