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Where does “unkenreflex” come from?

unkenreflex (English) comes from German Unkenreflex, from German Reflex, from French réflexe, from Latin reflexus, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

unkenreflex (English): A defensive posture adopted by several branches...

Definitions

  1. A defensive posture adopted by several branches...

Ancestry of “unkenreflex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnkenreflexunkenreflex
2GermanReflexreflex
3Frenchréflexereflex
4Latinreflexusturned back or away, reflected
5Latinreflectō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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