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Where does “recettibile” come from?

recettibile (Italian) comes from Latin receptibilis, from Latin receptus, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

recettibile (Italian): receptive

Definitions

  1. receptive

Ancestry of “recettibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreceptibilisrecoverable
2Latinreceptusretaken, having been retaken; received, having...
3Latinrecipiō—
4Latincapiō—
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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