Where does “Kettenreaktion” come from?

Kettenreaktion (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.

Kettenreaktion (German): chain reaction

Definitions

  1. chain reaction

Ancestry of “Kettenreaktion”, step by step

Kettenreaktion 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 kette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankettechain series of interconnected rings, usually of metal
2Middle High Germanketen—
3Old High Germanketinna—
4Proto-Germanic*katinnjā—
5Vulgar Latin*catenia—
6Latincatēnachain
7Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “Kettenreaktion”

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