Where does “Reaktionspartner” come from?

Reaktionspartner (German) comes from German Partner, from English partner, from Middle English partener, from English parcener, from Old French parçonier, from Old French parçon, from Latin partitionem, from Latin partitio — passed , crossed.

Reaktionspartner (German): reactant

Definitions

  1. reactant

Ancestry of “Reaktionspartner”, step by step

Reaktionspartner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Partner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPartnerpartner, associate
2EnglishpartnerSomeone who is associated with another in a...
3Middle Englishpartener
4EnglishparcenerA coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an...
5Old Frenchparçoniercoholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant
6Old Frenchparçondivision; separation
7Latinpartitionemaccusative singular of partītiō
8LatinpartitioThe act of sharing or parting; partition,...
9Latinpartīre
10Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Reaktion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReaktionresponse; reaction
2Latinreactioreaction
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós