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Origins are not the only fruit (or something)Deceit Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, past participle (used as a noun) of deceveir 'deceive'
Receipt Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French receite, from medieval Latin recepta 'received', feminine past participle of Latin recipere. The -p- was inserted in imitation of the Latin spelling
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