Etymology of the English word recur
the English word
recurderived from the Latin word
recurrere (run or hasten back; return; have recourse)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Medieval Latin word
currere (run, trot, gallop)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-Date
The earliest known usage of recur in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
recurrence,
recurring,
recurredCognates
German
rekurrierenUsage
Word found in Modern English
