Where does “recency” come from?
Recency comes from Latin recentia, derived from Latin recens, which descends from Proto-Italic wrekents, meaning recent or fresh.
recency (English): The property of being recent; newness
Definitions
- The property of being recent; newness
Ancestry of “recency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | recentia | nominative neuter plural of recēns; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | recens | new, recent; fresh; young |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wrekents | — |