Where does “ricettatore” come from?

ricettatore (Italian) comes from Latin receptator, from Latin receptō, 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,...

ricettatore (Italian): receiver (of stolen goods); fence

Definitions

  1. receiver (of stolen goods); fence

Ancestry of “ricettatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinreceptatorA shelterer; someone who provides refuge
2Latinreceptōto recover
3Latinrecipiōto take back, (i.e., regain possession of something)
4Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō