English

falsecard

From false + card.

A compound of false + card

Latin fallō ‘to deceive’

Latin falsus ‘counterfeit, false’

Old English fals ‘false; fraud’

Middle English false

English false

Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘paper, papyrus’

Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’

Old French carte

Middle English carde ‘playing card’

English card

Today it means

noun A card played in order to deceive an opponent as to one's true holding

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / falsecard