LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

flecticāre

*flecticāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionto bend

Origins

Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -icāre Latin *flecticāre From flectō + -icāre (frequentative ending).

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchfléchirfrom Old French flechier
  • Occitanflechirfrom Old French flechier
  • Lorrainfieichéfrom Old French flechier
Italo-Romance
  • Apuliagnettecai
  • Tarantojuttecare
  • Siciliangnutticari

Quick answers

What does flecticāre mean in Latin?
flecticāre, a verb, means “to bend”.