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

拒絶反応 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 反応

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese反応chemical reaction; reaction, response; feedback
2EnglishreäctionRare spelling of reaction
3Middle Englishreaccionreaction
4Old Frenchreaction
5Latinreactioreaction
6LatinreagoI act upon again, I do again; I react
7Latinrĕ-back, backwards
8Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
9Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
10Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via Japanese 拒絶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese拒絶refusal; refuse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-
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