myEtymology.com: English etymology of reciprocal

Etymology of the English word reciprocal

the English word reciprocal

derived from the Latin word reciprocus (going backwards and forwards; ebbing)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the New Latin word pro-

using the Greek prefix pro-, προ- (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the Latin word procus (wooer, gigolo. suitor; canvasser)

derived from the Latin word prex (prayer, request)

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

derived from the Latin root *recus

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

Word found in Modern English