Latin

flectō

‘to bend, curve or bow’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin flectō.

18 English words in this record descend from Latin flectō, most familiar first.

• reflect ← reflecter ← reflectō
• reflection ← refleccion ← reflexiō ← reflectō
• flexible ← flexibilis
• flexibility ← flexibilité ← flexibilitās ← flexibilis
• flex ← flexus
• reflex ← reflexus ← reflectō
• deflection ← dēflexiō ← dēflectō
• deflect ← deflecto
• inflection ← inflexion ← inflexio ← īnflectō
• flexion ← flexiō
• flexor
• flexure ← flexura

More words from flectō

• reflexion
• inflect
• inflexion
• flexuous
• deflexure
• reflexible

Etymograph / Latin flectō