Etymology of the English word receive
the English word
receivederived from the Old French word
receivrederived 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,
receivingCognates
French
recevoir, French
récevoir, Italian
ricevere, Provençal
recebreUsage
Word found in Modern English
