Where does “prereceptoral” come from?
prereceptoral (English) comes from English receptoral, from English receptor, from Old French receptour, from Latin receptorius, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
prereceptoral (English): Prior to processing by a receptor
Definitions
- Prior to processing by a receptor
Ancestry of “prereceptoral”, step by step
prereceptoral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English receptoral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | receptoral | Relating to receptors |
| 2 | English | receptor | A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific... |
| 3 | Old French | receptour | — |
| 4 | Latin | receptorius | — |
| 5 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |