Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “percepção” come from?

percepção (Portuguese) comes from Latin perceptiō, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

percepção (Portuguese): perception; sensation; intuition

Definitions

  1. perception; sensation; intuition

Ancestry of “percepção”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperceptiō—
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—
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