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Where does “flexitimer” come from?

flexitimer (English) comes from English flexitime, from English flexi-, from English flexible, from Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

flexitimer (English): One who works on a flexitime arrangement

Definitions

  1. One who works on a flexitime arrangement

Ancestry of “flexitimer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflexitimeAn arrangement that allows employees to set their...
2Englishflexi-—
3EnglishflexibleCapable of being flexed or bent without breaking;...
4Middle Frenchflexible—
5Latinflexibilisflexible, pliant, able to be bent; tractable,...
6Latin-bilis-ble
7Proto-Italic-ðlis—
8Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
9Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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