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Inception etymology

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

Detailed word origin of inception

Dictionary entry Language Definition
capio Latin (lat) I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.
incipere Latin (lat)
inceptus Latin (lat)
inceptio Latin (lat) (figuratively) enterprise, undertaking. A beginning, start.
inception English (en) The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.

Words with the same origin as inception

Descendants of capio

accept cap capacity catch concept deception except occupation occupy participate perceive perception prince receive reception recover reset