myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of perceptum

Etymology of the Latin word perceptum

the Latin word perceptum

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-

English percept