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Where does “reconceptualization” come from?

Reconceptualization comes from English reconceptualize, conceptualize, and conceptual, built on Latin re- (again) and con- (together) combined with a root meaning to seize or grasp.

reconceptualization (English): The act or process of reconceptualizing, of...

Definitions

  1. The act or process of reconceptualizing, of...

Ancestry of “reconceptualization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreconceptualizeTo conceptualize afresh; to develop a replacement...
2EnglishconceptualizeTo interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept;...
3EnglishconceptualOf, or relating to concepts or mental conception;...
4Medieval LatinconceptualisOf or pertaining to thoughts or ideas, conceptual
5Latinconceptusreceived, caught; derived from; contained, held
6Latinconcipiō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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