English
accipient
Accipient comes from Latin accipiēns ‘receiving’, from capiō ‘to take’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘to take’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccipiō‘to receive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccipiēns‘receiving’present active participle of accipiō
- Englishearliest quotation 1829accipient
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘to take’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccipiō‘to receive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccipiēns‘receiving’present active participle of accipiō
- Englishearliest quotation 1829accipient
Earliest quotation: 1829, David Bishop, Causal Botany: “Instances sometimes occur of Species, or Varieties, gaining partial…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, head, except, heavy, captain, catch, capital, behavior, chapter, escape, heavily, capacity, cape, chef, achieve, cattle, cabin, occupation, chapel, behave, haven, acceptance, capitol, hawk, captive, capita, captivity, chaplain, cad, conceive, precipitation, mischief, conceivable, mischievous, haves, capillary, capo, chieftain, cabana, capa, 137 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’
through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, seize’
case, capsule, chassis, cassette, cashier, casket, cajon, kas, chasse, 26 more
through Archaic Latin kapiō
through Latin capiō ‘to take’
cash, receive, capable, cable, accept, chase, capture, cop, reception, perception, recipe, caption, susceptible, deception, cater, deceive, anticipation, deceptive, anticipate, deceit, recipient, receivable, preoccupation, captor, perceptible, captivate, preceptor, sashay, 23 more
through Latin accipiō ‘to receive’
Today it means
noun Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / accipient