recetar
/reθeˈtaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to prescribe
💊📝 recetar = receta (recipe/prescription) + -ar verb ending: to write a receta
Spanish receta means both recipe and medical prescription. Add the verb ending -ar and you get recetar: to issue a receta for a patient. Both come from Latin recepta, meaning things received or taken, like instructions for what to take.