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Where does “reciprocus” come from?

reciprocus (Latin) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

reciprocus (Latin): back and forth; alternating; reciprocal

Definitions

  1. back and forth; alternating; reciprocal

Ancestry of “reciprocus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrĕ-—
2Latinprōdūcō—
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reciprocus”

  • reciprocal
  • reciprocity
  • reciprocally
  • nonreciprocal
  • reciprocality
  • nonreciprocity
  • reciproque
  • irreciprocal
  • nonreciprocally
  • reciprocalness
  • recíprocamente
  • recíproco
  • reciproco
  • réciprocable
  • réciprocité
  • réciproque
  • recíproco
  • recíproc
  • recíproca
  • recíprocament
  • reciprok
  • reciprocitate
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