Etymograph

English

flexor

Flexor comes from New Latin flexor, and goes back to flectō ‘to bend’.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900flectō‘to bend’
  2. New Latin, derivedc. 1500–1900flexoragent noun of flectō
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2004flexor

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900flectō‘to bend’
  2. New Latin, derivedc. 1500–1900flexoragent noun of flectō
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2004flexor

Earliest quotation: 2004, Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt: “Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings,…”

Linked words

through New Latin flectō ‘to bend’

reflect, flexibility, flexible, deflection, deflect, reflex, inflection, flexion, 9 more

Today it means

noun A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.

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Etymograph / New Latin flectō / flexor

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