Conspire: c.1300, from O.Fr. conspirer, from L. conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from com- "together" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Conspiracy is from 1386; conspiracy theory is from 1909.
December 11, 2003
Must these posts always end up being so negative? I happen to quite enjoy my advent calendar! Geez! Maybe I shouldn't take anthropology. It seems to ruin a lot of things.
