Where does “inflective” come from?

inflective (English) comes from English inflect, from Latin īnflectō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inflective (English): Inflectional; characterized by variation, or...

Definitions

  1. Inflectional; characterized by variation, or...

Ancestry of “inflective”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinflectTo cause to curve inwards; To change the tone or...
2Latinīnflectōto bend, curve, bow
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →