preconcept

preconcept

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
Latin conceptusder.
Middle French conceptbor.
English concept
English preconcept

    From pre- + concept.

    Noun

    preconcept (plural preconcepts)

    1. The mental precursor to a fully-formed concept.
      • 2012, Andy Blunden, Concepts: A Critical Approach, page 247:
        But out of their earliest concept of number, as a preconcept, a true concept may be constructed, by the child becoming aware of their own mental operations using the preconcept.
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