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Where does “recidivistically” come from?

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

recidivistically (English): In a recidivistic way

Definitions

  1. In a recidivistic way

Ancestry of “recidivistically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecidivisticBeing a recidivist; inclined to revert to...
2EnglishrecidivistOne who falls back into prior habits, especially...
3Frenchrécidivistereoffending; repeat offender
4Frenchrécidiverto reoffend, to recidivate
5ItalianrecidivareTo relapse
6Italianrecidivafeminine singular of recidivo; female equivalent...
7Italianrecidivohabitual; recurring; Habitual offender,...
8Latinrecidīvus—
9Latinrecidō—
10Latinrĕ-—
11Latinprōdūcō—
12Latinprō-—
13Proto-Italic*pro-—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
16Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
17Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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