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Where does “recepta” come from?

recepta (Catalan) comes from Latin recepta, from Latin receptus, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

recepta (Catalan): recipe; prescription

Definitions

  1. recipe; prescription

Ancestry of “recepta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreceptainflection of receptus: ## nominative/vocative...
2Latinreceptusretaken, having been retaken; received, having...
3Latinrecipiō—
4Latincapiō—
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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