English
receptor
Receptor comes from Middle English receptour ‘a shelterer of criminals’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500receptour‘a shelterer of criminals’
- Englishearliest quotation 1585receptor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500receptour‘a shelterer of criminals’
- Englishearliest quotation 1585receptor
Earliest quotation: 1585, Fleetwood, Henry Ellis: “[…] fewe that were there did spend the same…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-
principal, princess, participant, incapable, receiver, unacceptable, receipt, inception, interception, princely, occupier, incipient, perceptive, misbehave, recuperate, recuperation, 9 more
Today it means
noun A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English receptour / receptor