Etymology of the English word receptionist
the English word
receptionistusing the English suffix
-istderived from the Latin suffix
-istaderived from the Greek suffix
-istesderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
