Where does “conning” come from?
Conning derives from English con, which comes from English cond, from Latin rota, from French conduire, from Latin conducere meaning to lead or guide, from Latin duco meaning to lead.
conning (English): present participle of con; present participle of...
Definitions
- present participle of con; present participle of...
Ancestry of “conning”, step by step
conning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English con
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | con | To study or examine carefully, especially in... |
| 2 | English | cond | Clipping of conditional; Obsolete spelling of con |
| 3 | Middle English | conduen | — |
| 4 | French | conduire | to drive; to lead, to conduct; to behave, to... |
| 5 | Old French | conduire | to steer; to guide; to lead |
| 6 | Latin | condūcere | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English conn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conn | The duty of directing a ship, usually used with... |