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Where does “receitar” come from?

receitar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese receita, from Old Portuguese receita, from Latin recepta, from Latin receptus, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

receitar (Portuguese): to prescribe

Definitions

  1. to prescribe

Ancestry of “receitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesereceitarecipe; prescription; formula for a medicine
2Old Portuguesereceita—
3Latinreceptainflection of receptus: ## nominative/vocative...
4Latinreceptusretaken, having been retaken; received, having...
5Latinrecipiō—
6Latincapiō—
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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