Etymograph

English

recrudescent

Recrudescent comes from Latin recrūdēscō ‘to become raw again’, from crūdus ‘bloody, harsh’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krewh₂-1‘bloody or raw flesh, raw meat’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrūdus1‘bloody, harsh’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrūdēscō2‘to become harsh or raw’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErecrūdēscō2‘to become raw again’
  5. Englishtodayrecrudescent2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin crudesco
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English recrudescent

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krewh₂-Wiktionary, Latin crudesco‘bloody or raw flesh, raw meat’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrūdusWiktionary, Latin crudesco‘bloody, harsh’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrūdēscōWiktionary, English recrudescent‘to become harsh or raw’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErecrūdēscōWiktionary, English recrudescent‘to become raw again’
  5. EnglishtodayrecrudescentWiktionary, English recrudescent

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- ‘bloody or raw flesh, raw meat’

raw, cruel, pancreas, ree, 6 more

through Latin crūdus ‘bloody, harsh’

crude, 3 more

Today it means

adj Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “recrudescent”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin crudesco. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- / recrudescent

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