myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of receptus

Etymology of the Latin word receptus

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-

Italian recetto, Italian ricettivo, Portuguese receituário, Spanish recepto

Word found in Late Latin