English
recidivate
Recidivate comes from Latin recidīvus ‘returning, recurring’, from recidō ‘to fall back’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱad-‘to fall’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱádetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kadō‘to fall, sink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadō‘fall’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecidō‘to fall back’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecidīvus‘returning, recurring’
- Englishtodayrecidivate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱad-‘to fall’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱádetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kadō‘to fall, sink’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcadō‘fall’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecidō‘to fall back’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecidīvus‘returning, recurring’
- Englishtodayrecidivate
Formed from recidīvātus + -ate
The story
Adapted borrowing of Medieval Latin recidīvātus + -ate (verb-forming suffix), past participle of recidīvō, from Latin recidīvus (‘returning, recurring’) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Linked words
through Latin cadō ‘fall’
case, chance, accident, occasion, incident, cheat, decay, casualty, incidence, coincide, cadence, decadent, cadaver, occidental, deciduous, occident, 15 more
Today it means
verb To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- / recidivate