Where does “preconception” come from?
Preconception comes from Middle English conceptioun via Latin praeconcepṭio, derived from Latin concipere meaning to conceive or take in, formed from con- and a root descended from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.
preconception (English): An opinion formed before obtaining adequate...
Definitions
- An opinion formed before obtaining adequate...
Ancestry of “preconception”, step by step
preconception traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English conception
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conception | The act of conceiving; The state of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | concepcioun | conception beginning of pregnancy |
| 3 | Old French | conception | conception of a child |
| 4 | Latin | conceptiō | idea, notion, conception |
| 5 | Latin | concipiō | to receive or catch, grasp |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via French conception
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | conception | conception; ability to understand; viewpoint;... |