Where does “bireactor” come from?
bireactor (Romanian) comes from French biréacteur, from French réacteur, from French réaction, from Russian реа́кция, from Old French reaction, from Latin reactio, from Latin reago, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
bireactor (Romanian): twinjet
Definitions
- twinjet
Ancestry of “bireactor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | biréacteur | twin-engined jet |
| 2 | French | réacteur | reactor; reaction engine, jet engine |
| 3 | French | réaction | reaction |
| 4 | Russian | реа́кция | reaction |
| 5 | Old French | reaction | — |
| 6 | Latin | reactio | reaction |
| 7 | Latin | reago | I act upon again, I do again; I react |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |