perceive
/pəˈsiːv/ · verb
Meaning
- To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
- To interpret something in a particular way.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English perceyven, borrowed from Old French percevoir, perceveir, from Latin percipiō, past participle perceptus (“take hold of, obtain, receive, observe”), from per (“by, through”) + capiō (“to take”); see capable. Compare conceive, deceive, receive.
- percipiō(la)→
- percevoir(Old French)→
- perceyven(Middle English)→
- *keh₂p-(ine-pro)→
- perceive (English)
- Relations: root, inh, der, der
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