Etymology

recursive

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Today it means: Drawing upon, invoking, or referring back to itself. Full definition →

New Latin recursīvus
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  1. New Latin · learned borrowing fromrecursīvus
  2. English todayrecursive

Learned borrowing from New Latin recursīvus. Equivalent to recurse + -ive.

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