Where does “conceit” come from?

Conceit comes from Middle English conceit, from Old French conceite, from Latin conceptus, the past participle of concipio meaning "to take in or become pregnant," formed from con- "together" and capere "to take," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.

conceit (English): Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a...

Definitions

  1. Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a...

Ancestry of “conceit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishconceyteA thought something conceived

Words derived from “conceit

Every word from Middle English conceyte