English word conspiracy comes from Latin spirare, Latin con-, and later Latin conspiro ((music) I sound in unison. I plot or conspire.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| spirare | Latin (lat) | |
| con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
| conspiro | Latin (lat) | (music) I sound in unison. I plot or conspire. |
| conspiratio | Latin (lat) | Plot, mutiny, conspiracy. Union, unanimity, concord, harmony. |
| conspiracie | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| conspiracy | English (en) | (legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.. (linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.. A group of ravens.. The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations. |