Where does “recovering” come from?
recovering (English) comes from Middle English recoveryng, from Middle English recoveren, from Old French recovrer, from Latin recuperō, from Latin recipero, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
recovering (English): The process or the instance of recovery
Definitions
- The process or the instance of recovery
Ancestry of “recovering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | recoveryng | Recovery, recuperation or respite often from sickness |
| 2 | Middle English | recoveren | To get back; to recover possession or use of; To... |
| 3 | Old French | recovrer | to recover; to reobtain |
| 4 | Latin | recuperō | — |
| 5 | Latin | recipero | I get again, regain, recover; I revive, restore |
| 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,... |