Where does “apercevoir” come from?
apercevoir (Old 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.
apercevoir (Old French): to notice; to realise; to become aware of
Definitions
- to notice; to realise; to become aware of
Ancestry of “apercevoir”, 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 |