Where does “positive recurrence” come from?
positive recurrence (English) comes from English recurrence, from English recurrent, from Latin recurrens, from Latin recurrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
positive recurrence (English): the quality of being positive recurrent
Definitions
- the quality of being positive recurrent
Ancestry of “positive recurrence”, step by step
positive recurrence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recurrence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recurrence | Return or reversion to a certain state; The... |
| 2 | English | recurrent | Recurring; happening time after time;... |
| 3 | Latin | recurrens | running or hastening back; returning, reverting,... |
| 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 |