Where does “conception” come from?
Conception derives from Middle English conceptioun, from Old French conception, from Latin conceptio, the noun form of concipere meaning "to take in or become pregnant," from con- "together" and capere "to take," ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root keh₂p-.
conception (English): The act of conceiving; The state of being...
Definitions
- The act of conceiving; The state of being...
Ancestry of “conception”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | concepcioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | conception | conception |
| 3 | Latin | conceptiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | concipiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “conception”