Where does “reçoivre” come from?
reçoivre (Old French) comes from Latin recipere, 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,...
reçoivre (Old French): alternative infinitive of recevoir
Definitions
- alternative infinitive of recevoir
Ancestry of “reçoivre”, step by step
reçoivre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin recipere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | recipere | present active infinitive of recipiō;... |
| 2 | Latin | recipio | I take back; I receive; I take upon myself,... |
| 3 | Latin | capio | I take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |