Where does “kjedereaksjon” come from?
kjedereaksjon (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål reaksjon, 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.
kjedereaksjon (Norwegian Bokmål): a chain reaction
Definitions
- a chain reaction
Ancestry of “kjedereaksjon”, step by step
kjedereaksjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål reaksjon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | reaksjon | a reaction |
| 2 | Latin | reactio | reaction |
| 3 | Latin | reago | I act upon again, I do again; I react |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Bokmål kjede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjede | a chain |
| 2 | German | kette | chain series of interconnected rings, usually of metal |
| 3 | Middle High German | keten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ketinna | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *katinnjā | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *catenia | — |
| 7 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |