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Where does “拒絶反応” come from?

拒絶反応 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 反応, from English reäction, from Middle English reaccion, from Old French reaction, from Latin reactio, from Latin reago, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

拒絶反応 (Japanese): transplant rejection; allergic reaction

Definitions

  1. transplant rejection; allergic reaction

Ancestry of “拒絶反応”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese反応chemical reaction; reaction, response; feedback
2EnglishreäctionRare spelling of reaction
3Middle Englishreaccion—
4Old Frenchreaction—
5Latinreactioreaction
6LatinreagoI act upon again, I do again; I react
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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