English
perception
Perception comes from Latin perceptiō ‘a receiving or collecting, perception,…’, from capiō ‘capture, seize’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘capture, seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpercipiō‘to perceive, observe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperceptus‘perceived, observed’perfect passive participle of percipiō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperceptiō‘a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600percepcion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500percepcioun
- Englishtodayperception
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘capture, seize’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpercipiō‘to perceive, observe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperceptus‘perceived, observed’perfect passive participle of percipiō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEperceptiō‘a receiving or collecting, perception, comprehension’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600percepcion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500percepcioun
- Englishtodayperception
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, head, capital, heavy, catch, captain, capacity, achieve, behavior, heavily, except, escape, chapter, chef, cattle, cabin, haven, cape, behave, capitol, chapel, capita, hawk, occupation, acceptance, chaplain, cad, captive, mischief, precipitation, captivity, mischievous, conceive, haves, conceivable, capillary, chieftain, precipitate, capo, cabana, 139 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’
through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, seize’
case, capsule, chassis, cashier, cassette, casket, kas, cajon, chasse, 28 more
through Archaic Latin kapiō
through Latin capiō ‘capture, seize’
cash, receive, capable, cable, chase, cop, accept, capture, recipe, recipient, anticipate, reception, cater, anticipation, deceive, susceptible, caption, deceit, deception, deceptive, receivable, preoccupation, captor, captivate, sashay, preceptor, 25 more
through Latin percipiō ‘to perceive, observe’
Today it means
noun The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / perception