Origin of 「~ にとって」?


I just encountered the 「~ にとって」 construction, as in: 「私にとって家族は大切です。」- "Family
is important to me". I think I understand what it's supposed to mean. However,
I couldn't find any information about the origin of にとって , and I find
origins/literal translations helpful while learning. Does anyone know anything
that could help me, like where「とって」comes from?




If you are truly interested in the origin check out a detailed Japanese
explanation
[here](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q13155250113).
Most pertinent to this usage would be [九] (1) 「ある事に引き寄せて考える。」.

If you just want to understand its usage, I would say it is closer to 'as it
concerns/pertains to (myself)'.

