myEtymology.com: French etymology of conspiren

Etymology of the French word conspiren

the Old French word conspiren

derived 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)

Word found in Old French