English
deception
Deception comes from Latin dēcipiō ‘to deceive’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēcipiō‘to deceive’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400decepcion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500decepcioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1969deception
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēcipiō‘to deceive’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400decepcion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500decepcioun
- Englishearliest quotation 1969deception
Earliest quotation: 1969, Charles A. Watkins, Chaucer’s Sweete Preest: “The Priest also places a moral barrier between himself…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, head, capital, heavy, catch, captain, capacity, escape, achieve, heavily, behavior, chapter, except, cape, chef, cattle, cabin, haven, chapel, behave, capitol, capita, hawk, occupation, acceptance, chaplain, cad, mischief, captive, captivity, precipitation, mischievous, conceive, haves, conceivable, capillary, chieftain, capo, cabana, occipital, 139 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’
through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, seize’
case, capsule, cashier, chassis, cassette, casket, kas, cajon, chasse, 28 more
through Archaic Latin kapiō
acceptable, imperceptible, 24 more
through Latin capiō ‘capture, take’
cash, capable, cable, receive, chase, cop, accept, capture, recipe, recipient, anticipate, cater, anticipation, perception, reception, susceptible, caption, receivable, preoccupation, captor, captivate, sashay, perceptible, preceptor, 26 more
through Latin dēcipiō ‘to deceive’
Today it means
noun An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin dēcipiō / deception