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Where does “flessione” come from?

flessione (Italian) 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.

flessione (Italian): bending; bend; slight fall or drop

Definitions

  1. bending; bend; slight fall or drop

Ancestry of “flessione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflexioa bending, swaying, turning, winding; a bend,...
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
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 “flessione”

  • flessionale
  • retroflessione
  • introflessione
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