concebir

/konθeˈbiɾ/ · B2 · verb

to conceive, become pregnant

👶💡 con + cebir ≈ con-ceive: Latin concipere, 'take in together' (grasp an idea or an embryo)

Spanish concebir comes from Latin concipere (con- 'together' + capere 'to take'). Both an idea and a baby are 'taken in' and held: the same root gives English conceive, concept, and conception.

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