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Where does “nonreflective” come from?

nonreflective (English) comes from English reflective, from English reflect, from Old French reflecter, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

nonreflective (English): Not reflective

Definitions

  1. Not reflective

Ancestry of “nonreflective”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreflectiveThat reflects, or redirects back to the source;...
2EnglishreflectTo bend back from a surface; To be bent back ...
3Old Frenchreflecter—
4Latinreflectō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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