myEtymology.com: English etymology of concept

Etymology of the English word concept

the English word concept

derived 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)

derived from the Latin word con-(cum)

The earliest known usage of concept in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English