perceptio Latin · revision 9160

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Rhetorica ad Herennium|origins=la capiō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [pɛrˈkɛp.ti.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [perˈt͡ʃɛp.t͡si.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''perceptiō''' ''f'' (genitive perceptiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[percipiō]] “to take, gather; to perceive” with the suffix [[-tiō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from the ''Rhetorica ad Herennium'', of mental grasp.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates it 86/82 BC; his first source is Cicero.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant the gathering of crops, and the right to do so, as in Cicero's ''perceptiō frūgum'', and in Ulpian the taking of possession.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) In philosophy it meant mental grasp, perception, cognition.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In Medieval Latin it meant taking, receiving.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it for receiving food or revenue, and for a tax.^(DMLBS) It gave [[en|perception]] in the late 14th century, “understanding”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 86/82 BC – The ''Rhetorica ad Herennium'' uses it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of harvest.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''perception'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A gathering (of crops).^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(law)'' A taking possession.^(OLD 2012)

+ # [[m|en|perception|alt=Perception]], comprehension.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[perceptibilis]]

+ * [[perceptor]]

+ * [[perceptus]]

+ * [[percipibilis]]

+ * [[percipiō]]

+ * [[capiō]]

+ * [[en|perception]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}