Here's how the word is built:
* percipere (Latin verb) + -ible (suffix meaning "capable of being") = perceptible
* im- (prefix meaning "not") + perceptible = imperceptible
So, "imperceptibly" means "in a way that cannot be perceived."
Here's how the word is built:
* percipere (Latin verb) + -ible (suffix meaning "capable of being") = perceptible
* im- (prefix meaning "not") + perceptible = imperceptible
So, "imperceptibly" means "in a way that cannot be perceived."