English
recurrent
Recurrent comes from Latin recurrens ‘running or hastening back’, from Proto-Italic *korzō ‘to run’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥s-é-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korzō‘to run’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcurrō‘to hurry, hasten, speed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecurrō‘to run or hasten back’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecurrens‘running or hastening back’
- Englishtodayrecurrent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥s-é-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korzō‘to run’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcurrō‘to hurry, hasten, speed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecurrō‘to run or hasten back’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecurrens‘running or hastening back’
- Englishtodayrecurrent
Formed from recur + -ent
Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥s-é-ti
Proto-Italic *korzō
Latin currō ‘to hasten, hurry’
Latin recurrō ‘to hurry or run back’
English recur
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’
charge, career, carry, rush, cargo, carrier, hurry, carriage, intercourse, chariot, carousel, occurrence, caricature, corral, recourse, cursory, hurrah, recursive, carrack, 36 more
through Proto-Italic *korzō ‘to run’
corridor, discourse, courier, concourse, incursion, concurrent, 21 more
through Latin currō ‘to hurry, hasten, speed’
course, occur, curriculum, currency, incur, corsair, precursor, concur, cursor, courant, hussar, succour, 25 more
through Latin recurrō ‘to run or hasten back’
Today it means
adj Recurring; happening time after time.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- / recurrent