English
inflictor
From inflict + -or.
Formed from inflict + -or
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- ‘to strike’
Latin flīgō ‘strike’
Latin īnflīgō ‘to knock or strike against’
Latin flīctus
Latin īnflīctus ‘inflicted’
English inflict
Today it means
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Etymograph / inflictor