Etymology of the French word receite
the French word
receitederived from the Medieval Latin word
receptaderived 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-Derivations in other languages
English
receiptUsage
Word found in North French, Norman French
