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Etymology of the English word recent

the English word recent

derived from the Latin word recens (fresh, recent; rested)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ken-

derived from the Latin word recentus

The earliest known usage of recent in English dates from the 16th century.

Dutch recent, French recent, German rezent, Norwegian resent, Swedish recent

Word found in Modern English