Where does “recidivista” come from?

recidivista (Catalan) comes from Italian recidiva, from Italian recidivo, from Latin recidīvus, from Latin recidō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

recidivista (Catalan): recidivist; reoffender; repeat offender one who falls back into prior habits, especially crime

Definitions

  1. recidivist; reoffender; repeat offender one who falls back into prior habits, especially crime

Ancestry of “recidivista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrecidivafeminine singular of recidivo; female equivalent...
2Italianrecidivohabitual; recurring; Habitual offender,...
3Latinrecidīvusreturning, recurring, falling back
4Latinrecidōto fall back, return (especially of an evil)
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-