Etymograph

English

iterative

Iterative comes from Latin iteratus ‘repeated’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiteratus‘repeated’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEiterativus
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentitératif
  4. Englishtodayiterative

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiteratus‘repeated’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEiterativus
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentitératif
  4. Englishtodayiterative

Every English word from Latin iteratus

Today it means

adj Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop.

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Etymograph / Latin iteratus / iterative

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