Where does “conceptus” come from?
Conceptus derives from Latin conceptus, the past participle of concipere (to take together), formed from Latin con- (together) and Latin capere (to take, seize), which traces to Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- (to grasp).
conceptus (English): The fetus or embryo, including all the...
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- The fetus or embryo, including all the...
Ancestry of “conceptus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | concipiō | to receive or catch, grasp |
| 2 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 3 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 4 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |