conceptual
/kənˈsɛp.tjʊəl/ · adj
Meaning
- Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
- Existing only in the imagination.
- Of or relating to conceptualism.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin conceptuālisbor. English conceptual Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.
- conceptus(Latin)→
- conceptuālis(la-med)→
- conceptual (English)
- Relations: bor, der
Related words
Descendant words
- konseptuaalinen(Finnish) (cog)
- konzeptuell(German) (der)
- konseptual(Indonesian) (bor)
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