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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

Definitions

  1. conception

Ancestry of “conception”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconceptiō—
2Latinconcipiō—
3Latincōn-—
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—
10Germankitt—
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”

  • conception
  • misconception
  • preconception
  • reconception
  • conceptional
  • periconceptional
  • preconceptional
  • postconception
  • postconceptional
  • conceptionally
  • preconceptionally
  • periconception
  • periconceptionally
  • conceptionalist
  • anticonception
  • superconception
  • self-conception
  • anticonceptionnel
  • conception
  • conceptioun
  • concepție
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