Etymology

recidive

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Today it means: Synonym of recidivous (“recurring”). Full definition →

Latin recidīvus
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recidive · adjective1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromrecidīvus
  2. English todayrecidive

From Latin recidīvus; compare Middle French recidive. Doublet of recidivous.

recidive · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromrecidīva
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromrecidive
  3. English todayrecidive

From Middle French recidive (modern French récidive) or its etymon Latin recidīva, from the feminine of recidīvus.

recidive · verb3

  1. Latin · derived fromrecidīvō
  2. Middle English · inherited fromresydiven
  3. English todayrecidive

From Middle English resydiven, from Latin recidīvō, from recidīvus + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Words from the same roots

Latinrecidīvus all →

recidivismrecidivistrecidivate

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