Where does “receiptor” come from?
receiptor (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,...
receiptor (English): One who receipts for property taken by the...
Definitions
- One who receipts for property taken by the...
Ancestry of “receiptor”, step by step
receiptor 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 OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |