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Where does “cōnīvēns” come from?

cōnīvēns (Latin) 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,...

Ancestry of “cōnīvēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinconiveoI close or screw up the eyes, blink, wink; I...
2Proto-Italic*kom-kneiɣʷēō—
3Proto-Italickneiɣʷēōto close the eyes; to blink
4Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
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