Talk:delude

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Latest comment: 11 years ago by Metaknowledge in topic Etymology
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Etymology[edit]

-lude is to play, and de is down, false. To play false, or perhaps to play with someone's mind by saying something false, more so oneself.

--Bookinvestor 06:27, 12 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

Not exactly. It actually came prepackaged from Latin, as you can now see. --Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 07:03, 2 August 2012 (UTC)Reply