Etymology of the English word conspire
the English word
conspirederived from the Old French word
conspirerderived from the Latin word
conspirare (coil up; plot, conspire, unite)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
spirare (breathe; blow; live)
derived from the Old French word
conspirenderived from the Latin word
conspirare (coil up; plot, conspire, unite)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
spirare (breathe; blow; live)
Date
The earliest known usage of conspire in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
conspired,
conspiringCognates
Dutch
conspireren, French
conspirer, German
konspirieren, Italian
conspirare, Latin
conspirare, Lithuanian
konspiruoti, Norwegian
konspirere, Russian
конcпиpиpoвaть, Spanish
conspirar, Swedish
konspireraUsage
Word found in Modern English
