myEtymology.com: French etymology of percepcion

Etymology of the French word percepcion

the Old French word percepcion

derived from the Latin word perceptio

derived from the Late Latin word perceptus

derived from the Late Latin word percipere (secure, gain; perceive)

derived from the French word perceptif

derived from the French word perception

using the Late Latin prefix per-

derived from the Latin word per (through)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the Late Latin word capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-

Word found in Old French