Where does “self-conception” come from?

self-conception (English) comes from English conception, from Middle English concepcioun, from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiō, from Latin concipiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

self-conception (English): Synonym of self-concept

Definitions

  1. Synonym of self-concept

Ancestry of “self-conception”, step by step

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

via English conception

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconceptionThe act of conceiving; The state of being...
2Middle Englishconcepciounconception beginning of pregnancy
3Old Frenchconceptionconception of a child
4Latinconceptiōidea, notion, conception
5Latinconcipiōto receive or catch, grasp
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-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-
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