Recuperate
/rɪˈkjuː.pə.reɪt/noun
To recover from illness, exhaustion, or loss.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin recuperare, meaning “to get back” or “recover,” from re- plus capere, “to seize,” a root that also hides inside capture, captive, and capable.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kap-
“to seize, grasp”
Classical Latin
Latin
capere
“to take, seize, capture”
Classical Latin
Latin
recuperare
“to get back, recover, regain”
Late Latin
Latin
recuperatus
“recovered, regained”
Middle French
Old French
recuperer
“to recover, regain”
Late Middle English
English
recuperaten
“to recover, regain strength”
Modern English
English
recuperate
“to recover from sickness, fatigue, or loss”