Where does “reflexicon” come from?
reflexicon (English) comes from English reflexive, from Medieval Latin reflexivus, from Latin reflexus, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
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Ancestry of “reflexicon”, step by step
reflexicon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reflexive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reflexive | Referring back to the subject, or having an... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | reflexivus | reflexive |
| 3 | Latin | reflexus | turned back or away, reflected |
| 4 | Latin | reflectō | to turn back or away; yield; retreat |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English lexicon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lexicon | The vocabulary of a language; A dictionary that... |
| 2 | New Latin | lexicon | a dictionary, a lexicon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λεξικόν | lexicon, dictionary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέξις | a saying, speech; word, phrase |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |