Where does “receptive” come from?
Receptive comes from Medieval Latin receptivus, derived from Latin receptus, the past participle of recipio meaning "to receive," from the prefix re- and the root keh₂p- meaning "to seize or take."
receptive (English): capable of receiving something; ready to receive...
Definitions
- capable of receiving something; ready to receive...
Ancestry of “receptive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | receptivus | — |
| 2 | Latin | receptus | retaken, having been retaken; received, having... |
| 3 | Latin | recipiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “receptive”