Where does “retroflexed” come from?
retroflexed (English) comes from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
retroflexed (English): Bent in a posterior direction, as the uterus;...
Definitions
- Bent in a posterior direction, as the uterus;...
Ancestry of “retroflexed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 3 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |