Where does “flexi-” come from?
flexi- (English) comes from English flexible, from Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
flexi- (English): flexible
Definitions
- flexible
Ancestry of “flexi-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flexible | Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking;... |
| 2 | Middle French | flexible | — |
| 3 | Latin | flexibilis | flexible, pliant, able to be bent; tractable,... |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |