Etymology of the French word conception
the Old French word
conceptionderived from the Latin word
conceptio (conception, action, fact of conceiving)
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 conception in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
anticonceptionnel,
concepteur,
préconceptionDerivations in other languages
English
conceptionCognates
Italian
concezione, Spanish
concepcionUsage
Word found in Old French
