Where does “perceptible” come from?
Perceptible comes from Late Latin perceptibilis, derived from Latin percipio, which combines Latin capio with the prefix per-, both ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.
perceptible (English): Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned;...
Definitions
- Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned;...
Ancestry of “perceptible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | perceptibilis | perceptible, participating |
| 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 |