Where does “recipe” come from?
Recipe comes from Middle French récipé, derived from Latin recipio meaning "to receive or take back," formed with the prefix re- meaning "back" or "again."
recipe (English): A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a...
Definitions
- A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a...
Ancestry of “recipe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | récipé | prescription |
| 2 | Latin | recipe | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | recipio | I take back; I receive; I take upon myself,... |
| 4 | Latin | capio | I take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take... |
| 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,... |