Where does “deflector” come from?
deflector (English) comes from English deflect, from Latin deflecto, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deflector (English): Something which deflects something else,...
Definitions
- Something which deflects something else,...
Ancestry of “deflector”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deflect | To make deviate from its original path; To touch... |
| 2 | Latin | deflecto | I bend or turn downwards or away; I deflect; I... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |