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receptus.

retreat;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[rɛˈkɛp.tʊs]Classical-Latin[reˈt͡ʃɛp.tus]

  1. taken, retaken, regained, recovered

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle

  2. received, having been received

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin recipiō Latin receptus Perfect passive participle of recipiō (“take back; receive”).

noun[rɛˈkɛp.tʊs]Classical-Latin[reˈt͡ʃɛp.tus]

  1. a drawing back

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. a retiring, falling back, retreat

    also · declension-4 · figuratively · masculine

  3. a refuge

    broadly · declension-4 · masculine

  4. a retracting or retraction, recantation

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin recipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin receptus From recipiō + -tus.

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