Etymology of the English word reception
the English word
receptionderived from the Old French word
receptionderived from the Latin word
receptio (recovery; receiving, reception)
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 reception in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
chemoreception,
phonoreception,
photoreception,
proprioception,
receptionism,
receptionistCognates
Dutch
receptie, French
réception, German
Rezeption, Italian
ricezione, Norwegian
resepsjon, Spanish
recepcion, Swedish
receptionUsage
Word found in Modern English
