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No. The reviewed etymologies derive the adjective directly from Latin cōnscius, and Merriam-Webster reports the adjective circa 1600.
/ˈkɒnʃəs/ · adjective · noun
Aware, awake, or deliberate; borrowed directly from Latin conscius in the knowing-family.
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Independently documents direct Latin ancestry.
Headword etymology: from Latin cōnsciusDocuments direct Latin ancestry and the circa-1600 adjective.
Word History and First Known UseThe graph does not invent an English noun-to-adjective derivation.