Where does “recurrence” come from?
Recurrence comes from Latin recurrens, the present participle of recurro, formed from the prefix re- and a root related to Proto-Indo-European wer-, meaning to turn or bend.
recurrence (English): Return or reversion to a certain state; The...
Definitions
- Return or reversion to a certain state; The...
Ancestry of “recurrence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recurrent | Recurring; happening time after time;... |
| 2 | Latin | recurrens | running or hastening back; returning, reverting,... |
| 3 | Latin | recurrō | to run or hasten back |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |