Where does “recursiviteit” come from?
recursiviteit (Dutch) comes from Dutch recursief, from Dutch recursie, from Latin recursiō, from Latin recurrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
recursiviteit (Dutch): recursivity
Definitions
- recursivity
Ancestry of “recursiviteit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | recursief | recursive |
| 2 | Dutch | recursie | recursion |
| 3 | Latin | recursiō | The act of running back; backward course, return |
| 4 | Latin | recurrō | to run or hasten back |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |