furtum.
theft; trick, deception; stolen article;
Meaning & usage
a theft, robbery
alicui fūrtum facere
thieving, the act of robbing
a stolen thing
any secret action: an excuse or pretext
any secret action: crafty deceit, trick, artifice, stratagem
any secret action: stolen or secret love, intrigue
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr Proto-Italic *fōr Latin fūr Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin furtum From fūr (“thief”) + -tus (forming participles), literally “a stolen thing”, as if built on a genuine verb, compare other fūr derivatives as well as those of ūber.
accusative singular of fūrtus
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr Proto-Italic *fōr Latin fūr Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin furtum From fūr (“thief”) + -tus (forming participles), literally “a stolen thing”, as if built on a genuine verb, compare other fūr derivatives as well as those of ūber.
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