Where does “conceitful” come from?

conceitful (English) comes from English conceit, from Middle English conceyte — A thought something conceived.

conceitful (English): Imaginative, clever

Definitions

  1. Imaginative, clever

Ancestry of “conceitful”, step by step

conceitful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English conceit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconceitSomething conceived in the mind; an idea, a...
2Middle EnglishconceyteA thought something conceived

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Middle English conceyte →Every word from English conceit →