Etymology

conceive

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Today it means: To have a child; to become pregnant (with). Full definition →

Middle English conceyven ← Old French concevoir ← Latin concipiō, concipere
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  1. Latin · derived fromconcipiō, concipere“to devise, to conceive”
  2. Old French · derived fromconcevoir
  3. Middle English · inherited fromconceyven
  4. English todayconceive

From Middle English conceyven, from Old French concevoir, conceveir, from Latin concipiō, concipere (“to devise, to conceive”).

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