Where does “nonreceivable” come from?
nonreceivable (English) comes from English receivable, from Middle English receyvable, from French recevable, from French recevoir, from Middle French recevoir, from Old French recevoir, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
nonreceivable (English): That cannot be received
Definitions
- That cannot be received
Ancestry of “nonreceivable”, step by step
nonreceivable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English receivable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | receivable | capable of being received, especially of a debt,... |
| 2 | Middle English | receyvable | Capable of being received; receivable |
| 3 | French | recevable | acceptable, admissible; receivable |
| 4 | French | recevoir | to receive |
| 5 | Middle French | recevoir | — |
| 6 | Old French | recevoir | to receive |
| 7 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |