Where does “conniver” come from?
conniver (French) comes 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,...
conniver (French): to ignore and thus become complicit in wrongdoing
Definitions
- to ignore and thus become complicit in wrongdoing
Ancestry of “conniver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | coniveo | I close or screw up the eyes, blink, wink; I... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *kom-kneiɣʷēō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kneiɣʷēō | to close the eyes; to blink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kneygʷʰ- | to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,... |