English word recover comes from Latin capio (I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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capio | Latin (lat) | I capture, seize, take. I take in, understand. I take on. |
recipero | Latin (lat) | I get again, regain, recover. I revive, restore. |
recupero | Latin (lat) | Regain, restore, restore to health. |
recovrer | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To recover; to reobtain. |
recover | English (en) | (intransitive) To get better, regain one's health.. (intransitive) To regain one's composure, balance etc.. (intransitive, legal) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit.. (transitive) To get back, regain (a physical thing lost etc.).. (transitive) To return to, resume (a given state of mind or body).. (transitive, archaic) To get better from; to get over.. (transitive, archaic) To [...] |