recipe

The story

1. Latin · derived fromrecipiō“receive”
2. Latin · derived fromrecipe
3. Middle French · borrowed fromrécipé
4. English todayrecipe

Borrowed from Middle French récipé, from Latin recipe, second person singular imperative of Latin recipiō (“receive”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 16th c. A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.
• from 17th c. Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.
• from 17th c. A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription.
• from 18th c. Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes.