Where does “recessus” come from?

recessus (Latin) comes from Latin recedere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

recessus (Latin): receded, retreated; recess, secluded spot;...

Definitions

  1. receded, retreated; recess, secluded spot;...

Ancestry of “recessus”, step by step

recessus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin recedere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrecederesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinrĕ-back, backwards
3Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin recēdō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrecēdōto go back, fall back, give ground, retire, withdraw, recede
2Latincēdōto go, move, proceed, go along, move along
3Proto-Italickedōgive here!
4Proto-Italickehere
5Indo-European*ḱe—

Words derived from “recessus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →