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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: reciprocity #120927 01/23/04 03:39 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California I had no luck trying to find etymology. That's because its is a troubled one. From Latin reciproco 'to move backwards, or back and forth'. The re- prefix is familar, but the rest of the word is murky. Cf. Latin procer 'chief, noble'. But where did the -ci- come from? Some kind of strange reduplication? Anyway, re for 'back' and pro for 'forth' is about it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted reciprocity wwh 01/23/04 03:16 PM Re: reciprocity etymology Faldage 01/23/04 03:26 PM Re: reciprocity jheem 01/23/04 03:39 PM Re: reciprocity wwh 01/23/04 03:55 PM Re: reciprocity Wordwind 01/23/04 10:27 PM Re: reciprocity hibernicus 01/24/04 02:37 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,991 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,075 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 16 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,956 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,954 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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