Translingual

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin reflexus.

Adjective

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reflexus m (feminine reflexa, neuter reflexum)

  1. (taxonomy) reflected

Latin

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Etymology

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Perfect passive participle of reflectō.

Participle

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reflexus (feminine reflexa, neuter reflexum, adverb reflexim); first/second-declension participle

  1. turned back or away, reflected

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

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  • English: reflex
  • Translingual: reflexus
  • Italian: riflesso
  • Spanish: reflejo

References

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  • reflexus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • reflexus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.