Where does “Flexion” come from?

Flexion (German) comes from Latin flexio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Flexion (German): inflection process by which words change their grammatical forms

Definitions

  1. inflection process by which words change their grammatical forms

Ancestry of “Flexion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflexioa bending, swaying, turning, winding; a bend,...
2Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
3Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Flexion

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-