Where does “flechir” come from?

flechir (Middle French) comes from Old French fleschir, from Latin flectō, from Proto-Italic flektō.

flechir (Middle French): to flex; to bend

Definitions

  1. to flex; to bend

Ancestry of “flechir”, step by step

flechir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French fleschir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfleschir—
2Latinflectōto bend, curve or bow
3Proto-Italicflektō—

via Old French flechier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchflechier—

Words derived from “flechir”

Every word from Proto-Italic flektō →Every word from Latin flectō →Every word from Old French fleschir →