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Where does “receiverless” come from?

receiverless (English) comes from English receiver, from English receive, from Middle English receyven, from Old French recevoir, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

receiverless (English): Without a receiver

Definitions

  1. Without a receiver

Ancestry of “receiverless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreceiverA person who or thing that receives or is...
2EnglishreceiveTo take, as something that is offered, given,...
3Middle Englishreceyven—
4Old Frenchrecevoirto receive
5Latinrecipiō—
6Latincapiō—
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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