Where does “connivery” come from?
connivery (English) comes from English connive, from French conniver, from Latin coniveo, from Proto-Italic *kom-kneiɣʷēō, from Proto-Italic kneiɣʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- — to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
connivery (English): collusion; plotting, scheming
Definitions
- collusion; plotting, scheming
Ancestry of “connivery”, step by step
connivery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English connive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | connive | "Often followed by" with: to secretly cooperate... |
| 2 | French | conniver | to ignore and thus become complicit in wrongdoing |
| 3 | Latin | coniveo | I close or screw up the eyes, blink, wink; I... |
| 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,... |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |