Where does “indeflectible” come from?
indeflectible (English) comes from English deflectible, from English deflect, from Latin deflecto, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “indeflectible”, step by step
indeflectible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deflectible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deflectible | — |
| 2 | English | deflect | To make deviate from its original path; To touch... |
| 3 | Latin | deflecto | I bend or turn downwards or away; I deflect; I... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |