Where does “conceptual” come from?
Conceptual comes from Medieval Latin conceptualis, derived from Latin conceptus, the past participle of concipio meaning to conceive or take in, from con- and the root keh₂p- meaning to seize.
conceptual (English): Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception;...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception;...
Ancestry of “conceptual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | conceptualis | Of or pertaining to thoughts or ideas, conceptual |
| 2 | Latin | conceptus | received, caught; derived from; contained, held |
| 3 | Latin | concipiō | to receive or catch, grasp |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “conceptual”
- conceptualization
- conceptually
- conceptualize
- reconceptualization
- reconceptualize
- conceptuality
- nonconceptual
- conceptualism
- conceptualist
- preconceptual
- conceptualizer
- metaconceptual
- postconceptual
- conceptualizable
- conceptualistic
- periconceptual
- nonconceptually
- subconceptual
- anticonceptual
- biconceptual
- unconceptualizable
- anticonceptualism
- nonconceptualizable
- anticonceptualist