Etymology of the English word receptionism
the English word
receptionismderived from 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-using the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Usage
Word found in Modern English
