Where does “flexure” come from?

flexure (Latin) comes from Latin flexurus, from Latin flectō, from Proto-Italic flektō.

flexure (Latin): vocative masculine singular of flexūrus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of flexūrus

Ancestry of “flexure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflexurusabout to bend
2Latinflectōto bend, curve or bow
3Proto-Italicflektō—
Every word from Proto-Italic flektō →Every word from Latin flectō →Every word from Latin flexurus →