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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | receipt | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been... |
| 2 | Middle English | receyt | — |
| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 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,... |