Where does “recevable” come from?
recevable (French) comes from French recevoir, from Middle French recevoir, from Old French recevoir, 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,...
recevable (French): acceptable, admissible; receivable
Definitions
- acceptable, admissible; receivable
Ancestry of “recevable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | recevoir | to receive |
| 2 | Middle French | recevoir | — |
| 3 | Old French | recevoir | to receive |
| 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,... |