Where does “r.” come from?

r. (Translingual) comes from Latin recipe, from Latin recipio, from Latin capio, 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,...

r. (Translingual): abbreviation of Latin recipe meaning take

Definitions

  1. abbreviation of Latin recipe meaning take

Ancestry of “r.”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrecipesecond-person singular present active imperative...
2LatinrecipioI take back; I receive; I take upon myself,...
3LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-