Etymology

conceited

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Today it means: Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain. Full definition →

English conceit ← Middle English conceyte ← Old French concevoir
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conceited · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  8. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  9. Latincapiō
  10. Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
  11. Latinconcipiō
  12. Old Frenchconcevoir
  13. Middle Englishconceyven
  14. Middle Englishconceyte
  15. Englishconceit
  16. English todayconceited

From conceit + -ed.

conceited · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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