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tradere
Latin · ancient
"to hand over, to betray"
to hand over, to betray, from trans- (across) and dare (to give)
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Stage 2 of 3
trair
Old French · medieval
"to hand someone over treacherously"
carried into French for handing someone over treacherously
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betray
English · 1200s
"to break someone's trust or reveal a secret disloyally"
formed with the English prefix be- attached to the French root, for breaking someone's trust
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