Synonyms & related words for recursive

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Words related to recursive

Explore words related to recursive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include recursively, recursion, iterative, algorithm, algorithmic, iterator, iterated, subroutine. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does recursive come from?

The word recursive breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -curs, from Latin curro (“run”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.