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Where does “receveur” come from?

receveur (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,...

receveur (French): receiver, collector; catcher

Definitions

  1. receiver, collector; catcher

Ancestry of “receveur”, 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,...
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