Deflect
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mid 16th century: from Latin deflectere, from de- ‘away from’ + flectere ‘to bend’.
wiktionary
From Latin deflecto, from de-(“away”) + flecto(“to bend”).
etymonline
deflect (v.)
1550s, "cause to turn aside" (transitive), from Latin deflectere "to bend (something) aside or downward," from de "away" (see de-) + flectere "to bend," which is of uncertain origin. The intransitive sense of "to turn away or aside" is from 1610s. Related: Deflected; deflecting.
