Etymology of the English word receptacle
the English word
receptaclederived from the Old French word
receptaclederived from the Latin word
receptaculum (receptacle; place of refuge, shelter)
derived from the Latin word
receptare (recover; receive, admit)
derived from the Late Latin word
receptus (retreat)
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 receptacle in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
