Where does “reflective” come from?
Reflective comes from Anglo-Norman -if, Latin -ivus (suffix forming adjectives), Latin re- (prefix meaning back), and Proto-Indo-European wer- (to turn or bend).
reflective (English): That reflects, or redirects back to the source;...
Definitions
- That reflects, or redirects back to the source;...
Ancestry of “reflective”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reflect | To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface |
| 2 | Old French | reflecter | — |
| 3 | Latin | reflectō | to turn back or away; yield; retreat |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “reflective”
- reflectively
- reflectivity
- unreflective
- reflectiveness
- unreflectively
- nonreflective
- irreflective
- antireflective
- reflectivist
- retroreflective
- transflective
- hyperreflectivity
- hyperreflective
- hyporeflective
- unreflectiveness
- reflectivism
- semireflective
- metareflective
- coreflective
- thermoreflective
- echoreflective
- overreflective
- prereflective
- nonretroreflective