Is recipe an Italian word

Answer 1

Interesting word! It has its origins in the 1580's, with the Middle French word récipé. This is from the Latin recipe, meaning take, in the imperative sense: you take this. It was the word doctors of the day used to give instructions for taking medications. The word was not used for instructions for food preparation until 1743. The only survivingmedical connection to the original wordis the form Rx, which doctors use to indicate a prescription.I didn't know that. See the link for a dictionary of word origins, etymology.