Etymology of the French word concept
the French word
conceptderived 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 French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
préconcept,
préconceptuel,
pseudo-conceptDerivations in other languages
Romanian
conceptCognates
English
concept, Latin
conceptus
