Where does “Gleichgewichtsreaktion” come from?
Gleichgewichtsreaktion (German) comes from German Reaktion, 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.
Gleichgewichtsreaktion (German): equilibrium reaction
Definitions
- equilibrium reaction
Ancestry of “Gleichgewichtsreaktion”, step by step
Gleichgewichtsreaktion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Reaktion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reaktion | response; reaction |
| 2 | Latin | reactio | reaction |
| 3 | Latin | reago | I act upon again, I do again; I react |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Gleichgewicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gleichgewicht | equilibrium; balance, poise |
| 2 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 3 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gilīh | equal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |