Where does “recipe” come from?

recipe (Latin) comes from Latin recipio, from Latin capio, 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,...

recipe (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “recipe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrecipioI take back; I receive; I take upon myself,...
2LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “recipe”

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