Where does “conception” come from?

conception (Old French) comes from Latin conceptiō, from Latin concipiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

conception (Old French): conception of a child

Definitions

  1. conception of a child

Ancestry of “conception”, step by step

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

Words derived from “conception”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →