apperception

noun

the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience

Roots

adap- · Latin · to, toward perper- · Latin · thoroughly caperecep- · Latin · to take, grasp tio-tion · Latin · act, process

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The word apperception breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: ap-, from Latin ad (“to, toward”); per-, from Latin per (“thoroughly”); cep, from Latin capere (“to take, grasp”); and -tion, from Latin tio (“act, process”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.