Etymology of the English word concept
the English word
conceptderived from the Latin word
conceptum (fetus, that which is conceived; concept)
derived from the Late Latin word
conceptus (conceived, imagined; understood; conception; embryo, fetus)
derived from the Latin word
concipere (form, devise; understand; take in, up, receive)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of concept in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
recept,
conceptorCognates
French
concept, Latin
conceptusUsage
Word found in Modern English
