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Where does “recurring” come from?

Recurring comes from Latin recurro, formed from the prefix re- and a root ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- meaning to run or turn.

recurring (English): present participle of recur; Happening or...

Definitions

  1. present participle of recur; Happening or...

Ancestry of “recurring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecurTo have recourse someone or something for...
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 “recurring”

  • nonrecurring
  • recurringly
  • unrecurring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →