Etymograph

English

superreflection

From super- + reflection.

Formed from super- + reflection

Latin flectō ‘to turn or curl’

Latin reflectō ‘to turn back or away’

Late Latin reflexiō ‘turning away or back’

Middle French reflection

Middle English refleccion

English reflection

Today it means

noun The reflection of a reflected image, sound, magnetosonic wave, etc.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “superreflection”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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