proprioception

noun

the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts

Roots

propriusproprio- · Latin · one's own caperecept- · Latin · to take, receive io-ion · Latin · act, state

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Where does proprioception come from?

The word proprioception breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: proprio-, from Latin proprius (“one's own”); cept, from Latin capere (“to take, receive”); and -ion, from Latin io (“act, state”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.