Where does “térdreflex” come from?
térdreflex (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian reflex, from German Reflex, from French réflexe, from Latin reflexus, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
térdreflex (Hungarian): patella reflex
Ancestry of “térdreflex”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | reflex | reflex; reflection |
| 2 | German | Reflex | reflex |
| 3 | French | réflexe | reflex |
| 4 | Latin | reflexus | turned back or away, reflected |
| 5 | Latin | reflectō | — |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |