concepto

/konˈθebto/ · B1 · noun · m

concept

💡 Latin conceptus = con- (together) + capere (to take): an idea you take in

Same Latin root as English concept and conceive. The gloss conceit comes from the old English sense of conceit as a clever idea, not vanity. Note the Spanish spelling: -pto, with no c before the t.

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