Etymology of the French word conspirer
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of conspirer in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
conspirateurDerivations in other languages
English
conspire, Romanian
conspiraCognates
Dutch
conspireren, English
conspire, German
konspirieren, Italian
conspirare, Latin
conspirare, Lithuanian
konspiruoti, Norwegian
konspirere, Russian
конcпиpиpoвaть, Spanish
conspirar, Swedish
konspireraUsage
Word found in Old French
