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recurrere
Latin · ancient
"to run back"
to run back, from re- (back) and currere (to run)
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recursus
Latin · ancient
"a running back"
a running back, from recurrere
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recours
Old French · medieval
"turning to something for help"
carried into French for turning to something for help
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recourse
English · 1300s
"a source of help in a difficult situation"
settled as the English word for a source of help in a difficult situation
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