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Where does “recibo” come from?

recibo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese receber, from Old Portuguese receber, from Latin recipere, from Latin recipio, from Latin capio, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

recibo (Portuguese): receipt

Definitions

  1. receipt

Ancestry of “recibo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesereceberto get; to receive; to collect or receive...
2Old Portuguesereceber—
3Latinreciperepresent active infinitive of recipiō;...
4LatinrecipioI take back; I receive; I take upon myself,...
5LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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