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Where does “connīventia” come from?

connīventia (Latin) comes from Latin connivens, from Latin connīveō, from Proto-Italic *kom-kneiɣʷēō, from Proto-Italic kneiɣʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- — to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...

Ancestry of “connīventia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinconnivensAlternative form of cōnīvens; winking
2Latinconnīveō—
3Proto-Italic*kom-kneiɣʷēō—
4Proto-Italickneiɣʷēōto close the eyes; to blink
5Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
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