Where does “nonreactionary” come from?

nonreactionary (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.

nonreactionary (English): Not reactionary

Definitions

  1. Not reactionary

Ancestry of “nonreactionary”, step by step

nonreactionary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reactionary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreactionaryPolitically favoring a return to a supposed...
2Frenchréactionnairereactionary
3Frenchréactionreaction
4Russianреа́кцияreaction
5Old Frenchreaction—
6Latinreactioreaction
7LatinreagoI act upon again, I do again; I react
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →