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Where does “imperception” come from?

imperception (English) comes from English perception, from French perception, from Latin perceptiō, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille.

imperception (English): Lack of perception; failure to perceive

Definitions

  1. Lack of perception; failure to perceive

Ancestry of “imperception”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperceptionThe organisation, identification and...
2Frenchperceptiontax collection; perception
3Latinperceptiō—
4Latinpercipiō—
5Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
6LatinAd—
7Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
8Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
9LatinolleArchaic form of ille
10Proto-Italic*olnos—
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