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Etymology of the English word recuperate

the English word recuperate
derived from the Latin word recuperatio (recovery; regaining; judgment by board of reciperatores)
derived from the Latin word recuperatus
derived from the Classical Latin word recuperare (regain, restore, restore to health)
derived from the Late Latin word capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-

Date

The earliest known usage of recuperate in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

recuperating

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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