Where does “reciper” come from?
reciper (Interlingua) comes from English receive, from Middle English receyven, 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,...
reciper (Interlingua): to receive
Definitions
- to receive
Ancestry of “reciper”, step by step
reciper traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English receive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | receive | To take, as something that is offered, given,... |
| 2 | Middle English | receyven | To accept or take especially into authority |
| 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,... |
via Portuguese receber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | receber | to get; to receive; to collect or receive... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | receber | — |
| 3 | Latin | recipere | present active infinitive of recipiō;... |
| 4 | Latin | recipio | I take back; I receive; I take upon myself,... |
| 5 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |