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Etymology of the English word recipe

the English word recipe
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-
derived from the Latin word recipe

Date

The earliest known usage of recipe in English dates from the 14th century.

Cognates

Dutch recept, French recette, German Rezept, Italian ricetta, Norwegian resept, Portuguese receita, Spanish receta, Swedish recept

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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