Where does “receptor” come from?

receptor (Spanish) comes from Latin receptorius, 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,...

receptor (Spanish): receiving; receiver, receptor, recipient; catcher

Definitions

  1. receiving; receiver, receptor, recipient; catcher

Ancestry of “receptor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreceptorius
2Latinrecipiōto take back, (i.e., regain possession of something)
3Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “receptor

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō
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