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.
January 29, 2004
Should the plural of Portuguese man-o-war be Portuguese men-o-war? Also, what has become of the Portuguese women-o-war?
