Where does “percevoir” come from?
percevoir (French) comes from Old French percevoir, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
percevoir (French): to perceive, to make out; to perceive; to receive
Definitions
- to perceive, to make out; to perceive; to receive
Ancestry of “percevoir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | percevoir | to notice; to become aware |
| 2 | Latin | percipiō | to seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control) |
| 3 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |