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English word reflex comes from Latin flecto, Latin re-, and later Latin reflecto (I reflect. I turn back or away.)
flecto (Latin)
(figuratively) I persuade, prevail upon, or soften. I bend, curve or bow. I turn or curl.
re- (Latin)
Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
reflecto (Latin)
I reflect. I turn back or away.
reflexus (Late Latin)
reflex (English)
(linguistics) the descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language. (obsolete) Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.. An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.. The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth. To bend, turn back or reflect. To [...]