Where does “ketjureaktio” come from?

ketjureaktio (Finnish) comes from Finnish reaktio, from Latin reactio, from Latin reago, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

ketjureaktio (Finnish): chain reaction

Definitions

  1. chain reaction

Ancestry of “ketjureaktio”, step by step

ketjureaktio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reaktio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishreaktioA reaction
2Latinreactioreaction
3LatinreagoI act upon again, I do again; I react
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “ketjureaktio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →