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Where does “impercipient” come from?

impercipient (English) comes from English percipient, from Latin percipiēns, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle.

impercipient (English): Lacking perception; unable to perceive

Definitions

  1. Lacking perception; unable to perceive

Ancestry of “impercipient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpercipientHaving the ability to perceive, especially to...
2Latinpercipiēns—
3Latinpercipiō—
4Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
5LatinAd—
6Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
7Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
8LatinolleArchaic form of ille
9Proto-Italic*olnos—
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