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
Ancestry of “receitar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | receita | recipe; prescription; formula for a medicine |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | receita | — |
| 3 | Latin | recepta | inflection of receptus:
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| 4 | Latin | receptus | retaken, having been retaken; received, having... |
| 5 | Latin | recipiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 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,... |