Etymology

conceptual

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Today it means: Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception. Full definition →

Medieval Latin conceptuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin conceptus
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  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. Latinconceptus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Medieval Latinconceptuālis
  16. English todayconceptual

Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.

Words from the same roots

Latinconceptus all →

conceptconcetto

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