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Where does “riflesso” come from?

riflesso (Italian) comes from Latin reflexus, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

riflesso (Italian): reflected; reflex; reflexed

Definitions

  1. reflected; reflex; reflexed

Ancestry of “riflesso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreflexusturned back or away, reflected
2Latinreflectō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “riflesso”

  • riflessogeno
  • antiriflesso
  • riflessoterapia
  • riflessologia
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