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Where does “nonrecipient” come from?

nonrecipient (English) comes from English recipient, from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

nonrecipient (English): One who is not a recipient

Definitions

  1. One who is not a recipient

Ancestry of “nonrecipient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecipientOne who receives; An individual receiving donor...
2Middle Frenchrécipient—
3Latinrecipiēns—
4Latinrecipiō—
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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