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Where does “inflexilis” come from?

inflexilis (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.

inflexilis (Latin): inflexible

Definitions

  1. inflexible

Ancestry of “inflexilis”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →