Etymograph

English

superrecursive

From super- + recursive, coined by Mark Burgin.

Formed from super- + recursive

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’

New Latin recursīvus

English recursive

The story

From super- + recursive, coined by Mark Burgin.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Today it means

adj Being a generalization of ordinary algorithms that are more powerful than Turing machines.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “superrecursive”. 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.

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