Where does “retroflesso” come from?

retroflesso (Italian) comes from Italian flesso, from Latin flexus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

retroflesso (Italian): bent or curved backwards; retroflex; retroflex

Definitions

  1. bent or curved backwards; retroflex; retroflex

Ancestry of “retroflesso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianflessoinflected, declined; point of inflection; past...
2Latinflexusa bending, turning, winding; a transition,...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin flexus →