English
reception
Reception comes from Latin receptiō ‘the act of receiving’, from capiō ‘to hold’, 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 hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecipiō‘receive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreceptiō‘the act of receiving’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600reception
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500recepcion
- Englishearliest quotation 1850reception
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 hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecipiō‘receive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreceptiō‘the act of receiving’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600reception
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500recepcion
- Englishearliest quotation 1850reception
Earliest quotation: 1850, T. S. Arthur, Happy on a Little: “At the end of a week, she could bear…”
Formed from receive + -tion
Latin capiō ‘to take’
Latin recipiō ‘to take back, accept’
Old French recevoir
Middle English receyven
English receive
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, head, capital, heavy, catch, captain, capacity, escape, achieve, heavily, behavior, chapter, except, cape, chef, cattle, cabin, haven, chapel, behave, capitol, capita, hawk, occupation, acceptance, chaplain, cad, mischief, captive, captivity, mischievous, conceive, precipitation, haves, conceivable, capillary, chieftain, capo, cabana, occipital, 138 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’
through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, seize’
case, capsule, cashier, chassis, cassette, casket, kas, cajon, chasse, 27 more
through Archaic Latin kapiō
acceptable, imperceptible, 23 more
through Latin capiō ‘to hold’
cash, capable, cable, chase, cop, receive, accept, capture, anticipate, cater, anticipation, perception, susceptible, deceive, caption, deceit, deception, deceptive, preoccupation, captor, captivate, sashay, perceptible, preceptor, 25 more
through Latin recipiō ‘receive’
Today it means
noun The act of receiving.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / reception