Where does “рефлектировать” come from?
рефлектировать (Russian) comes from German reflektieren, from Latin reflectere, from Latin reflecto, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
рефлектировать (Russian): to react/respond with a reflex
Definitions
- to react/respond with a reflex
Ancestry of “рефлектировать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reflektieren | to reflect |
| 2 | Latin | reflectere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | reflecto | I turn back or away; I reflect |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |