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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

  1. Reacting against the values of the modern world;...

Ancestry of “neo-reactionary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreactionaryPolitically favoring a return to a supposed...
2Frenchréactionnairereactionary
3Frenchréactionreaction
4Russianреа́кция—
5Old Frenchreaction—
6Latinreactioreaction
7LatinreagoI act upon again, I do again; I react
8Latinrĕ-—
9Latinprōdūcō—
10Latinprō-—
11Proto-Italic*pro-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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