An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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recoil
  ۱) پسزدن؛ ۲) پسزنی  
1) paszadan; 2) paszani
Fr.: 1) reculer; 2) recul  

  1. To draw back; to rebound or fly back.

  2. An act of recoiling. → Compton recoil.

Etymology (EN): M.E. recoilen, reculen, from O.Fr. reculer “to go back, recede, retreat,” from V.L. *reculare, from L. → re- “back” + culus “backside.”

Etymology (PE): Paszadan, from pas-, → back-, + zadan “to strike, beat, dash against,” from Mid.Pers. zatan, žatan, O.Pers./Av. jan-, gan- “to strike, hit, smite, kill” (jantar- “smiter”), Skt. han- “to strike, beat” (hantar- “smiter, killer”), cf. Gk. theinein “to strike,” L. fendere “to strike, push,” Gmc *gundjo “war, battle;” PIE *gwhen- “to strike, kill.”