myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of deflexum

Etymology of the Latin word deflexum

the Latin word deflexum

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)