Where does “recursividade” come from?
recursividade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese recursivo, from Portuguese recurso, from Latin recursus, from Latin recurrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
recursividade (Portuguese): recursivity the quality of being recursive: referring back to itself
Definitions
- recursivity the quality of being recursive: referring back to itself
Ancestry of “recursividade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | recursivo | recursive |
| 2 | Portuguese | recurso | option; choice; resort; means; resources; appeal |
| 3 | Latin | recursus | returned, reverted; recurred |
| 4 | Latin | recurrō | to run or hasten back |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |