perceive etymology

English word perceive comes from Latin capio (I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.)

Detailed word origin of perceive

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
capio Latin (lat) I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.
perceptum Latin (lat)
perceveir Old French (fro)
perceiven Middle English (enm)
perceive English (eng) To see, to be aware of, to understand.

Words with the same origin as perceive

Descendants of capio
accept accepted cap capacity catch chase concept deceive deception except exception exceptional intercept occupation occupy participate perception prince principle purchase receive reception recipe recover recovery