Where does “self-concept” come from?

self-concept (English) comes from English concept, from Middle French concept, from Latin conceptus, from Latin concipiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

self-concept (English): The view of one's self; self-image; One's...

Definitions

  1. The view of one's self; self-image; One's...

Ancestry of “self-concept”, step by step

self-concept traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English concept

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconceptAn abstract and general idea; an abstraction;...
2Middle Frenchconcept
3Latinconceptusreceived, caught; derived from; contained, held
4Latinconcipiōto receive or catch, grasp
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English Self

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSelfHimself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned)
2Middle EnglishsalveAlternative form of sauf
3Old Englishsealfsalve
4Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
5Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-