Where does “imperceivable” come from?
imperceivable (English) comes from English perceivable, from English perceive, from Old French percevoir, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille — that.
imperceivable (English): that cannot be perceived; imperceptible
Definitions
- that cannot be perceived; imperceptible
Ancestry of “imperceivable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perceivable | Capable of being perceived; discernible |
| 2 | English | perceive | To become aware of, through the physical senses... |
| 3 | Old French | percevoir | to notice; to become aware |
| 4 | Latin | percipiō | to seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control) |
| 5 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 7 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |