köken: Feminine of conquêt. From Middle French conqueste, from Old French conqueste, cunqueste, from a Vulgar Latin *conquista, from the feminine of Latin conquisitus.
köken: Either deverbal from conquistar or from a Vulgar Latin *conquīsta, from the feminine of Latin conquīsītus. Compare Portuguese and Italian conquista, French conquête.
conquest, seizure, capture · attainment, achievement, breakthrough, gain · catch (A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse)
köken: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *conquista (“conquest”). Compare Spanish conquista, French conquête. By surface analysis, conquistare (“to conquer”) + -a.
köken: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese conquista, probably deverbal from conquistar. Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *conquista, from the feminine of Latin conquīsītus.