Where does “perceivable” come from?
Perceivable derives from Middle English -able, Old French -able, Latin -abilis, and Latin percipere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- meaning to seize or grasp.
perceivable (English): Capable of being perceived; discernible
Definitions
- Capable of being perceived; discernible
Ancestry of “perceivable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perceive | To become aware of, through the physical senses... |
| 2 | Old French | percevoir | to notice; to become aware |
| 3 | Latin | percipiō | to seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control) |
| 4 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |