Etymology

half-truth

Today it means: A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths. Full definition →

English truth ← Middle English trouthe ← Old English trēowþ
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The story

  1. Englishhalf-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*drewH-
  3. Proto-Germanic*triwwiz
  4. Proto-Germanic*triwwiþō
  5. Old Englishtrēowþ
  6. Middle Englishtrouthe
  7. Englishtruth
  8. English todayhalf-truth

From half- + truth.

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