Etymology of the English word recipient
the English word
recipientderived from the French word
recipientderived from the Latin word
recipiensderived 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 recipient in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
corecipient,
recipienceUsage
Word found in Modern English
