Etymology

conceptismo

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Today it means: A 16th- and 17th-century literary movement in Spain associated with Francisco de Quevedo and characterized by a rapid rhythm, directness, wordplay, and witty metaphors. Full definition →

Spanish conceptismo ← Latin conceptu ← Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  8. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  9. Latincapiō
  10. Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
  11. Latinconcipiō
  12. Latinconceptu
  13. Spanishconcepto
  14. Spanishconceptismo
  15. English todayconceptismo

Borrowed from Spanish conceptismo.

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