Flect
/flɛkt/noun
A rare or obsolete verb meaning to bend, curve, or cause to turn.
Did you know?Although rare as a standalone English verb, flect comes from the same Latin bending-root that produced the modern language of flexion, reflection, and inflection.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*plek-
“To plait, fold, or bend.”
Classical Latin
Latin
flectere
“To bend, curve, turn, or cause to turn.”
Classical Latin
Latin
flexus
“Bent, curved, or turned; the source of many later terms involving bending.”
Middle French
Old French
flectir
“To bend or turn; a learned borrowing influenced by Latin.”
15th–16th Century
English
flect
“To bend or curve; a rare learned verb.”
Modern English
English
flect
“An obsolete or uncommon verb meaning to bend or turn.”