conperson

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti

Proto-Germanic *kunnaną

Proto-West Germanic *kunnan

Old English cunnan

Middle English connen

English con

Latin persōna

Anglo-Norman persouneder.

Middle English persoun

English person

English -person

English conperson

From con + -person.

Noun

conperson (plural conpeople or conpersons)

(rare, humorous) A conman or conwoman.
- 2005, Dennis Fried, More Memoirs of a Papillon: Diary of a Mad Dog, page 39:
  A business human you can't trust is called a conman. Excuse me, a conperson. A lot of conpeople call themselves consultants.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *ster-

Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *strew-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *stréweti

Proto-Italic *strowō

Latin struō

Latin cōnstruōder.

Latin cōnstrūctusbor.

English construct

Proto-Germanic *-ōd-

Old English -ode

Middle English -ede

English -ed

English constructed

Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā

Latin dingua

Latin lingua

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin -āticus

Latin -āticum

Vulgar Latin *linguāticum

Old French languagebor.

Middle English langage

English language

English conlangbf.

English con-