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Etymology of the English word receive

the English word receive
derived from the Old French word receivre
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 receive in English dates from the 13th century.

Derivations in English

received, receiving

Cognates

French recevoir, French récevoir, Italian ricevere, Provençal recebre

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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