Where does “receyvable” come from?
receyvable (Middle English) comes from French recevable, from French recevoir, from Middle French recevoir, from Old French recevoir, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
receyvable (Middle English): Capable of being received; receivable
Definitions
- Capable of being received; receivable
Ancestry of “receyvable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | recevable | acceptable, admissible; receivable |
| 2 | French | recevoir | to receive |
| 3 | Middle French | recevoir | — |
| 4 | Old French | recevoir | to receive |
| 5 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |