What is the Latin word for recur?

The usual Latin words for “recur” are perfugiō, cōnfugiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“recur” in Latin

perfugiōto flee or desert; to take refuge cōnfugiōto flee; to take refuge; to have recourse to

The English word recur itself goes back to Latin currō, through recurrō.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

recur

To return, Vid:

To come back again to a thought, alicujus rei reminisci or recordan.

To have recourse, perfugere, confugere, or refugere ad aliquid: alicujus rei perfugio uti: decurrere ad aliquid: ad extrema decurrere (to the last): one hope was still left to which S. Roscius might recur, una spes reliqua erat S. Roscio.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for recur?: The usual Latin words for “recur” are perfugiō, cōnfugiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.