conceivable
/kənˈsivəbəl/kuhn-SEE-vuh-buhl
/kənˈsivəbəl/kuhn-SEE-vuh-buhl
Meaningable to be conceived
Common meaning: possible to imagine
- conwith, together; thoroughlySkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 127 · scan
- ceivto grasp, takeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 283 · scan
- ableable to be
‘with, together’ + ‘to grasp, take’ → conceivable
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Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from conceive + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONCEIVE, p.127 · scan
Roots
- capiō, cēpī, captum Latin “to grasp, take”
- concipere Latin “to take in”
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