Etymology of the English word inflect
the English word
inflectderived from the Latin word
inflectere (bend; curve; change)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
flectere (bend, curve, bow)
Date
The earliest known usage of inflect in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
inflected,
inflectingCognates
German
flektieren, Norwegian
flektere, Swedish
flekteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
