Etymology of the Latin word receptor
the Latin word
receptor (receiver, shelterer; concealer)
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 Latin
receptrixDerivations in other languages
English
amboceptor, English
exteroceptor, English
nociceptor, French
récepteur, French
receptour, Portuguese
receptor, Spanish
receptor, Spanish
recetor
