connive (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[connive 词源字典]
c. 1600, from Latin connivere, also conivere "to wink," hence, "to wink at (a crime), be secretly privy," from com- "together" (see com-) + base akin to nictare "to wink," from PIE root *kneigwh- (see nictitate). Related: Connived; conniving.[connive etymology, connive origin, 英语词源]
connivence (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1590s, from Latin conniventia, from conniventem (nominative connivens), present participle of connivere (see connive). Spelling with -a- prevailed after early 18c., but is unetymological.
connivent (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1640s, from Latin conniventem (nominative connivens), present participle of connivere (see connive).