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Where does “transactional” come from?

Transactional derives from English transaction, which comes from Latin transactio, meaning a settling or completion of business.

transactional (English): Of, pertaining to or involving transactions

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or involving transactions

Ancestry of “transactional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransactionThe act of conducting or carrying out; A deal or...
2Middle Frenchtransaction—
3Old Frenchtransaccion—
4Latintransactiocompletion; agreement, transaction, deal
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “transactional”

  • transactionally
  • nontransactional
  • transactionality
  • transactionalism
  • transactionalist
  • transactionalization
  • microtransactional
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