Etymology of the French word illusion
the French word
illusionderived from the Latin word
illusio (irony; mocking, jeering)
derived from the Latin word
illusumderived from the Latin word
illudere (mock, ridicule, speak mockingly of)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
ludere (play, mock, tease)
using the Latin prefix
il-Date
The earliest known usage of illusion in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
désillusion,
illusionner,
illusionnelCognates
Dutch
illusie, English
illusion, German
Illusion, Italian
illusione, Latin
illusio, Lithuanian
iliuzija, Norwegian
illusjon, Russian
иллюзия, Spanish
ilusion, Swedish
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