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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.

percevoir (French): to perceive, to make out; to perceive; to receive

Definitions

  1. to perceive, to make out; to perceive; to receive

Ancestry of “percevoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpercevoirto notice; to become aware
2Latinpercipiō—
3Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
4LatinAd—
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “percevoir”

  • percevable
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