Where does “receita” come from?
receita (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese receita, from Latin recepta, from Latin receptus, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
receita (Portuguese): recipe; prescription; formula for a medicine
Definitions
- recipe; prescription; formula for a medicine
Ancestry of “receita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | receita | — |
| 2 | Latin | recepta | inflection of receptus:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 3 | Latin | receptus | retaken, having been retaken; received, having... |
| 4 | Latin | recipiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “receita”