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Where does “ricevi” come from?

ricevi (Esperanto) comes from Italian ricevere, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

ricevi (Esperanto): to receive, to get

Definitions

  1. to receive, to get

Ancestry of “ricevi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianricevereto receive, get, have, be given, take; to accept;...
2Latinrecipiō—
3Latincapiō—
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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