Where does “neo-reactionary” come from?
neo-reactionary (English) comes from English reactionary, from French réactionnaire, from French réaction, from Russian реа́кция, from Old French reaction, from Latin reactio, from Latin reago, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
neo-reactionary (English): Reacting against the values of the modern world;...
Definitions
- Reacting against the values of the modern world;...
Ancestry of “neo-reactionary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reactionary | Politically favoring a return to a supposed... |
| 2 | French | réactionnaire | reactionary |
| 3 | French | réaction | reaction |
| 4 | Russian | реа́кция | — |
| 5 | Old French | reaction | — |
| 6 | Latin | reactio | reaction |
| 7 | Latin | reago | I act upon again, I do again; I react |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |