Where does “recipient” come from?

recipient (Romanian) comes from French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, 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,...

recipient (Romanian): container

Definitions

  1. container

Ancestry of “recipient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrécipientcontainer, vessel, recipient
2Latinrecipiēnstaking back
3Latinrecipiōto take back, (i.e., regain possession of something)
4Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō
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