Where does “receiptable” come from?
receiptable (English) comes from English receipt, from Middle English receyt, from Old French receite, from Latin recepta, from Latin receptus, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
receiptable (English): For which a receipt may be provided
Definitions
- For which a receipt may be provided
Ancestry of “receiptable”, step by step
receiptable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English receipt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | receipt | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been... |
| 2 | Middle English | receyt | The act of reception or taking in |
| 3 | Old French | receite | receipt |
| 4 | Latin | recepta | inflection of receptus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | receptus | retaken, having been retaken; received, having... |
| 6 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |