Etymology

preconception

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Today it means: An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice. Full definition →

English conception ← Middle English concepcioun ← Old French conception
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  11. Proto-Italic*kom
  12. Proto-Italic*kom-
  13. Latincon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  16. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  17. Latincapiō
  18. Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
  19. Latinconcipiō
  20. Latinconceptiō
  21. Old Frenchconception
  22. Middle Englishconcepcioun
  23. Englishconception
  24. English todaypreconception

From pre- + conception.

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