Etymology

plexor

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Today it means: A hammer (or other instrument) used to test a person's reflexes. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Ancient Greek πλῆξις
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλῆξις“stroke”
  2. English todayplexor

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke”) + -or, after flexor etc.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπλῆξις all →

pleximeter

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A hammer (or other instrument) used to test a person's reflexes.

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