reception

The story

1. Latin · derived fromreceptiōn-“the act of receiving; reception”
2. Middle French · derived fromreception
3. Middle English · inherited fromrecepcion, reception
4. English todayreception

From Middle English recepcion, reception, from Middle French reception, from Latin receptiōn- (“the act of receiving; reception”), from recipiō (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to hold”). Equivalent to receive + -tion.