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Where does “interaction” come from?

Interaction derives from Latin inter- plus actus, from agere meaning "to do or drive," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.

interaction (English): The situation or occurrence in which two or more...

Definitions

  1. The situation or occurrence in which two or more...

Ancestry of “interaction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterbetween, among; during, while
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “interaction”

  • interactional
  • interactionism
  • interactionist
  • interactionally
  • noninteraction
  • interactionalism
  • interactionalist
  • selfinteraction
  • noninteractional
  • reinteraction
  • interactionless
  • pseudointeraction
  • subinteraction
  • cyberinteraction
  • autointeraction
  • transinteraction
  • cisinteraction
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