Where does “reactionally” come from?
reactionally (English) comes from English reactional, from French réactionnel, from French réaction, from Russian реа́кция, from Old French reaction, from Latin reactio, from Latin reago, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
reactionally (English): In terms of a reaction
Definitions
- In terms of a reaction
Ancestry of “reactionally”, step by step
reactionally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reactional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reactional | Of or pertaining to a reaction |
| 2 | French | réactionnel | reaction |
| 3 | French | réaction | reaction |
| 4 | Russian | реа́кция | reaction |
| 5 | Old French | reaction | — |
| 6 | Latin | reactio | reaction |
| 7 | Latin | reago | I act upon again, I do again; I react |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |