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Where does “recidivistic” come from?

recidivistic (English) comes from English recidivist, from French récidiviste, from French récidiver, from Italian recidivare, from Italian recidiva, from Italian recidivo, from Latin recidīvus, from Latin recidō — passed , crossed.

recidivistic (English): Being a recidivist; inclined to revert to...

Definitions

  1. Being a recidivist; inclined to revert to...

Ancestry of “recidivistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecidivistOne who falls back into prior habits, especially...
2Frenchrécidivistereoffending; repeat offender
3Frenchrécidiverto reoffend, to recidivate
4ItalianrecidivareTo relapse
5Italianrecidivafeminine singular of recidivo; female equivalent...
6Italianrecidivohabitual; recurring; Habitual offender,...
7Latinrecidīvus—
8Latinrecidō—
9Latinrĕ-—
10Latinprōdūcō—
11Latinprō-—
12Proto-Italic*pro-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
16Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “recidivistic”

  • recidivistically
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