Where does “recuperate” come from?
Recuperate comes from Latin recuperāre, from reciperāre, from recipere meaning "to take back," composed of re- "back" and a root from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- meaning "to seize or take."
recuperate (English): To recover, especially from an illness; to get...
Definitions
- To recover, especially from an illness; to get...
Ancestry of “recuperate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | recuperāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | reciperāre | — |