conceptualis

Forms

conceptuālis (neuter conceptuāle); third-declension two-termination adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is a Post-Classical formation from Latin conceptus + -ālis,^[1] the base conceptus (“a gathering; a conception, a thought”) being the noun from concipiō (“to take hold of; to imagine, conceive”).^[1] Köbler lists it as a Medieval Latin word derived from the same verb.^[2]

Semantic evolution

It is a word of the schools, meaning “relating to concepts or mental images”,^[2][1] beside the adverb conceptualiter.^[2] English took conceptual from Medieval Latin, with an isolated use in 1662 and regular use from 1820,^[3] and it lives on in Catalan, Spanish and Romanian conceptual, French conceptuel and Italian concettuale.^[1]

Meanings

Adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) Of or relating to thoughts or ideas; conceptual.^[1][2]

Related words

• concipiō
• conceptus
• English conceptual

References

1. ^ a b c d e f g h Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
3. ^ Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com