Where does “percept” come from?
Percept comes from Latin perceptum, past participle of percipere, formed from per- and capere meaning "to take or grasp," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.
percept (English): Something perceived; the object of perception; A...
Definitions
- Something perceived; the object of perception; A...
Ancestry of “percept”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | perceptum | nominative neuter singular of perceptus |
| 2 | Latin | percipiō | to seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control) |
| 3 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |