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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

  1. acceptable, admissible; receivable

Ancestry of “recevable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrecevoirto receive
2Middle Frenchrecevoir—
3Old Frenchrecevoirto receive
4Latinrecipiō—
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “recevable”

  • irrecevable
  • recevabilité
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