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.
April 11, 2004
The Underground Has Gone International
Authority figures everywhere beware! Or at the very least, authority figures in English and French-speaking countries beware!