
English word receive comes from Latin capio (I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.), Latin re-
capio (Latin)
I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.
re- (Latin)
Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
recipio (Latin)
(by extension, of a city) I recapture.. I receive. I take back (i.e., regain possession of something).. I take upon myself, undertake, accept (esp. when done as a duty or under an obligation. Cf. suscipiō).
recevoir (Old French)
To receive.
receiven (Middle English)
receive (English)
(telecommunications) An operation in which data is received. (American football) To be in a position to catch a forward pass.. (sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.. (telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.. (tennis, badminton, squash) To be in a position to hit back a service.. (transitive, intransitive) To accept into the mind; to [...]