Where does “recevoir” come from?
recevoir (Old French) comes 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,...
recevoir (Old French): to receive
Ancestry of “recevoir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | recipiō | — |
| 2 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “recevoir”