Where does “fléchir” come from?

fléchir (French) comes from Middle French flechir, from Old French fleschir, from Latin flectō, from Proto-Italic flektō.

fléchir (French): to bend, to fold; to bend, to bend over; to...

Definitions

  1. to bend, to fold; to bend, to bend over; to...

Ancestry of “fléchir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchflechirto flex; to bend
2Old Frenchfleschir
3Latinflectōto bend, curve or bow
4Proto-Italicflektō

Words derived from “fléchir

Every word from Proto-Italic flektōEvery word from Latin flectōEvery word from Old French fleschir