'acheat' originates from Middle English, specifically the word 'acheten,' where 'a-' meant 'on' and 'cheten' meant 'to cheat.'

'acheten' transformed into the modern English word 'cheat,' and eventually became the obsolete term 'acheat.'

Initially, it meant 'to cheat or deceive,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'an obsolete term for a cheat or deception.'