myEtymology.com: English etymology of deflective

Etymology of the English word deflective

the English word deflective

derived from the English word deflect

derived from the Latin word deflectere (bend downwards; bend; turn; bend, turn aside, off; divert, distract; turn one's eyes)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Latin word flectere (bend, curve, bow)

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

Word found in Modern English