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conceptus.

conception; embryo/fetus; catching fire; storing water; cistern/basin/reservoir;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. conception

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. embryo, fetus

    declension-4 · masculine

  3. cistern

    declension-4 · masculine

  4. concept, thought, notion

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus From concipiō (“to receive, catch”) + -tus (forms nouns from verbs, usually signifying the result of an action).

verb[kɔŋˈkɛp.tʊs]Classical-Latin[kon̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛp.tus]

  1. received, caught

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  2. derived from

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  3. contained, held

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  4. adopted

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  5. conceived

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of concipiō (“to receive, catch”).

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