Where does “preperception” come from?

preperception (English) comes from English perception, from French perception, from Latin perceptiō, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille — that.

preperception (English): A preliminary perception

Definitions

  1. A preliminary perception

Ancestry of “preperception”, step by step

preperception traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English perception

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperceptionThe organisation, identification and...
2Frenchperceptiontax collection; perception
3Latinperceptiōa taking, receiving, collecting, gathering
4Latinpercipiōto seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control)
5Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
6LatinAdtoward, to
7Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
8Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
9LatinolleArchaic form of ille
10Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos