Etymograph

English

high-concept

PIE word *ḱóm From high (adjective) + concept (noun).

A compound of high + concept

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah ‘high’

Middle English high

English high

Latin concipiō ‘to take in’

Latin conceptus ‘a thought’

Middle French concept

English concept

Today it means

adj Of a work such as a book, film, or television programme: based on an appealing and easily communicable idea; also, of or relating to such a work.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / high-concept