English
deceive
Deceive comes from Anglo-Norman deceivre, from Latin dēcipiō ‘to deceive’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘to seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēcipiō‘to deceive’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400deceivre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500deceyven‘to deceive, trick, or mislead’
- Englishearliest quotation 1829deceive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘to seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēcipiō‘to deceive’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400deceivre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500deceyven‘to deceive, trick, or mislead’
- Englishearliest quotation 1829deceive
Earliest quotation: 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, Tamerlane: “I know—for Death, who comes for me From regions…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, head, capital, heavy, captain, catch, except, capacity, behavior, chapter, escape, heavily, achieve, cape, chef, occupation, cattle, cabin, chapel, capitol, acceptance, haven, capita, hawk, behave, precipitation, chaplain, cad, captivity, mischief, captive, mischievous, capillary, chieftain, capo, conceivable, haves, cabana, occipital, conceive, 139 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’
through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, seize’
case, capsule, cashier, chassis, cassette, casket, cajon, kas, chasse, 28 more
through Archaic Latin kapiō
acceptable, imperceptible, 24 more
through Latin capiō ‘to seize’
cash, accept, capable, cable, chase, capture, cop, perception, recipe, reception, receive, recipient, anticipation, anticipate, caption, cater, susceptible, preoccupation, captor, perceptible, captivate, receivable, sashay, preceptor, 26 more
through Latin dēcipiō ‘to deceive’
Today it means
verb To trick or mislead.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / deceive