Etymograph

English

inflective

From inflect + -ive.

Formed from inflect + -ive

Latin flectō ‘to bend’

Latin īnflectō ‘to bend, curve, bow’

English inflect

Today it means

adj Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection.

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Etymograph / inflective