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Where does “coniventia” come from?

coniventia (Latin) comes from Latin cōnīvēns, 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,...

coniventia (Latin): connivance; nominative neuter plural of cōnīvēns;...

Definitions

  1. connivance; nominative neuter plural of cōnīvēns;...

Ancestry of “coniventia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnīvēns—
2LatinconiveoI close or screw up the eyes, blink, wink; I...
3Proto-Italic*kom-kneiɣʷēō—
4Proto-Italickneiɣʷēōto close the eyes; to blink
5Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...

Words derived from “coniventia”

  • connivence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- →