Where does “iterative” come from?

iterative (English) comes from French itératif, from Latin iterativus, from Latin iteratus, from Latin iterō, from Latin iterum, from Proto-Indo-European i-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

iterative (English): Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop

Definitions

  1. Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop

Ancestry of “iterative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchitératifiterative
2Latiniterativus—
3Latiniteratusrepeated
4Latiniterōto do a second time, repeat, renew
5Latiniterumagain, anew; a second time
6Proto-Indo-Europeani-tero-other
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

Words derived from “iterative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European i-tero- →