'deceive' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'decevoir', where 'de-' meant 'from' and 'cevoir' meant 'to take'.

'decevoir' transformed into the Middle English word 'deceiven', and eventually became the modern English word 'deceive'.

Initially, it meant 'to take away from someone', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to mislead or trick someone'.