Etymology of the English word amboceptor
the English word
amboceptorderived from the Latin word
amboderived from the Greek word
ambon, ἄμβων
derived from the Latin word
receptor (receiver, shelterer; concealer)
derived from the Latin word
recipere (to take back, receive; keep back; recover; undertake; record)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-using the Latin prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of amboceptor in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
