English
perceptive
Perceptive comes from Latin perceptīvus, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂p-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperceptīvus
- Englishearliest quotation 1872perceptive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂p-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperceptīvus
- Englishearliest quotation 1872perceptive
Earliest quotation: 1872, The Phrenological Journal and Life Illus: “Then why not subdivide the reflectives and perceptives into…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-
principal, princess, incapable, participant, receipt, unacceptable, receiver, receptor, inception, princely, interception, incipient, recuperate, occupier, misbehave, recuperation, 9 more
Today it means
adj Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- / perceptive