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Where does “reflexologist” come from?

reflexologist (English) comes from English reflexology, from English reflex, from Latin reflexus, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

reflexologist (English): a practitioner of reflexology

Definitions

  1. a practitioner of reflexology

Ancestry of “reflexologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreflexologyThe study and interpretation of behavior in terms...
2EnglishreflexAn automatic response to a simple stimulus which...
3Latinreflexusturned back or away, reflected
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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