Where does “retinorecipient” come from?
retinorecipient (English) comes from English recipient, from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
retinorecipient (English): That receive impulses from the retina
Definitions
- That receive impulses from the retina
Ancestry of “retinorecipient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recipient | One who receives; An individual receiving donor... |
| 2 | Middle French | récipient | — |
| 3 | Latin | recipiēns | taking back |
| 4 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |