Where does “susceptible” come from?
Susceptible comes from Late Latin susceptibilis, derived from the Latin past participle susceptus of suscipio meaning to take up or undertake, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- meaning to seize.
susceptible (English): likely to be affected by something; easily...
Definitions
- likely to be affected by something; easily...
Ancestry of “susceptible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | susceptibilis | acceptable; susceptible |
| 2 | Latin | susceptus | taken up, having been taken up, acknowledged,... |
| 3 | Latin | suscipio | I take up, acknowledge; I undertake, assume,... |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “susceptible”