Where does “linksrekursiv” come from?

linksrekursiv (German) comes from German rekursiv, from Latin recursus, from Latin recurrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

linksrekursiv (German): left-recursive

Definitions

  1. left-recursive

Ancestry of “linksrekursiv”, step by step

linksrekursiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rekursiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrekursivrecursive
2Latinrecursusreturned, reverted; recurred
3Latinrecurrōto run or hasten back
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German links

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlinkson the left; to the left; inside out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-