Where does “ultrareactionary” come from?
ultrareactionary (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.
ultrareactionary (English): Very reactionary
Definitions
- Very reactionary
Ancestry of “ultrareactionary”, step by step
ultrareactionary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reactionary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reactionary | Politically favoring a return to a supposed... |
| 2 | French | réactionnaire | reactionary |
| 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 |