reception- root words — words with the reception- root

The root reception- comes from Latin recipere, meaning to receive. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including chemoreception, chemoreceptive, chemoreceptor. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the reception- root

Explore words with reception- — words containing the reception- root and sharing its sense of "to receive". Examples include chemoreception, chemoreceptive, chemoreceptor. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does reception- mean?

The reception- root means to receive, from Latin recipere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.