Where does “reflexion” come from?
Reflexion comes from Late Latin reflexio, formed from Latin re- and flecto meaning to bend, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wert- and wer-.
reflexion (English): Dated spelling of reflection
Definitions
- Dated spelling of reflection
Ancestry of “reflexion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | reflexio | turning away or back; reflection |
| 2 | Latin | reflectere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | reflecto | I turn back or away; I reflect |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |