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Where does “flexile” come from?

flexile (Latin) comes from Latin flexilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

flexile (Latin): nominative neuter singular of flexilis;...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of flexilis;...

Ancestry of “flexile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflexilispliant, pliable, supple, flexible; bent, curved
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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