Where does “rec” come from?

rec (Catalan) comes from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

rec (Catalan): irrigation ditch

Definitions

  1. irrigation ditch

Ancestry of “rec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸrikāfurrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “rec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →