Where does “recurrent” come from?
Recurrent comes from Latin recurrens, the present participle of recurro, composed of the prefix re- meaning "again" and currere meaning "to run," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to turn" or "move."
recurrent (English): Recurring; happening time after time;...
Definitions
- Recurring; happening time after time;...
Ancestry of “recurrent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | recurrens | running or hastening back; returning, reverting,... |
| 2 | Latin | recurrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “recurrent”