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

  1. equilibrium reaction

Ancestry of “Gleichgewichtsreaktion”, step by step

Gleichgewichtsreaktion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reaktion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReaktionresponse; 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 German Gleichgewicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGleichgewichtequilibrium; balance, poise
2Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
3Middle High Germangelīch
4Old High Germangilīhequal
5Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
6Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-
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