Where does “conceitful” come from?
conceitful (English) comes from English conceit, from Middle English conceyte.
conceitful (English): Imaginative, clever
Ancestry of “conceitful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | conceit | Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a... |
| 2 | Middle English | conceyte | — |