Etymology of the English word phonoreceptor
the English word
phonoreceptorusing the English prefix
phono-derived from the English word
receptorderived from the Old French word
receptourderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
