Where does “recent” come from?

recent (Romanian) comes from French récent, from Spanish reciente, from Italian recente, from Latin recēns, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

recent (Romanian): recent

Definitions

  1. recent

Ancestry of “recent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrécentrecent
2Spanishrecienterecent
3Italianrecenterecent
4Latinrecēnsnew, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin recēns →Every word from Italian recente →