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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

  1. Recurring; happening time after time;...

Ancestry of “recurrent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrecurrensrunning or hastening back; returning, reverting,...
2Latinrecurrō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “recurrent”

  • recurrence
  • recurrently
  • nonrecurrent
  • nonrecurrence
  • null recurrence
  • positive recurrence
  • null recurrent
  • positive recurrent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →