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Where does “receita” come from?

receita (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese receita, from Latin recepta, from Latin receptus, 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,...

receita (Galician): receipt; prescription

Definitions

  1. receipt; prescription

Ancestry of “receita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesereceita—
2Latinreceptainflection of receptus: ## nominative/vocative...
3Latinreceptusretaken, having been retaken; received, having...
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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