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Where does “unreflectiveness” come from?

unreflectiveness (English) comes from English unreflective, from English reflective, from English reflect, from Old French reflecter, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

unreflectiveness (English): The state or condition of being unreflective

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being unreflective

Ancestry of “unreflectiveness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunreflectiveNot reflective; thoughtless
2EnglishreflectiveThat reflects, or redirects back to the source;...
3EnglishreflectTo bend back from a surface; To be bent back ...
4Old Frenchreflecter—
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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