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Where does “reseptivapaa” come from?

reseptivapaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish resepti, from Swedish recept, from Latin receptum, from Latin recipere, from Latin recipio, from Latin capio, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

reseptivapaa (Finnish): over-the-counter

Definitions

  1. over-the-counter

Ancestry of “reseptivapaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishreseptiA prescription; A recipe
2Swedishrecepta recipe; a prescription
3Latinreceptumaccusative supine of recipiō; nominative neuter...
4Latinreciperepresent active infinitive of recipiō;...
5LatinrecipioI take back; I receive; I take upon myself,...
6LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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