Where does “connivance” come from?
Connivance comes from Latin conniventia, derived from the present participle connivens of the verb conniveo, meaning to close one's eyes or overlook.
connivance (English): The process of conniving or conspiring
Definitions
- The process of conniving or conspiring
Ancestry of “connivance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | connīventia | — |
| 2 | Latin | connivens | Alternative form of cōnīvens; winking |
| 3 | Latin | connīveō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kom-kneiɣʷēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kneiɣʷēō | to close the eyes; to blink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kneygʷʰ- | to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,... |