English
deceptory
Deceptory comes from Latin deceptorius ‘deceitful, deceptive’, and goes back to decipiō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecipiōas decipere‘to catch, ensnare, entrap, deceive, mislead, beguile, elude, cheat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdeceptorius‘deceitful, deceptive’
- Englishtodaydeceptory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdecipiōas decipere‘to catch, ensnare, entrap, deceive, mislead, beguile, elude, cheat’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdeceptorius‘deceitful, deceptive’
- Englishtodaydeceptory
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, head, capital, heavy, catch, captain, capacity, escape, achieve, heavily, behavior, chapter, except, cape, chef, occupation, cattle, cabin, haven, chapel, behave, capitol, capita, hawk, acceptance, captive, precipitation, chaplain, cad, captivity, mischief, conceive, mischievous, conceivable, haves, chieftain, capillary, 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, cajon, kas, 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, perception, anticipation, anticipate, reception, cater, caption, susceptible, preoccupation, receivable, captivate, perceptible, sashay, captor, preceptor, 26 more
through Latin decipiō ‘to catch, ensnare, entrap, deceive, mislead,…’
Today it means
adj deceptive
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin decipiō / deceptory