Etymology of the English word recidivism
the English word recidivism
derived from the Latin word recidivus (recurring)
derived from the Latin word recidere (cut back, off; fall, sink back, lapse)
derived from the Latin word cadere (to fall; fall, sink, drop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kad- (to fall)
using the Latin prefix re-
derived from the Late Latin word caedere (chop, hew, cut out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaə-id-
derived from the Latin word cidere