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percipio.

to seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[pɛrˈkɪ.pi.oː]Classical-Latin[perˈt͡ʃiː.pi.o]
  1. to seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control)

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  2. to perceive, observe, notice

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  3. to feel, perceive, take in

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  4. to learn, know, conceive, comprehend, understand

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin percipiō From per- (“through”) + capiō (“capture, seize; understand”).

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