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Stage 1 of 3
concipere
Latin · ancient
"to take together, to grasp"
to take together, to grasp, from com- (together) and capere (to take)
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Stage 2 of 3
concevoir
Old French · medieval
"to form an idea, to become pregnant"
carried into French for forming an idea or becoming pregnant
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Stage 3 of 3
conceive
English · 1300s
"to form an idea in the mind, or to become pregnant"
settled as the English word for forming an idea in the mind, or becoming pregnant
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