Where does “reacționarism” come from?
reacționarism (Romanian) comes from Romanian reacționar, from French réactionnaire, from French réaction, from Russian реа́кция, from Old French reaction, from Latin reactio, from Latin reago, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
reacționarism (Romanian): reactionaryism
Definitions
- reactionaryism
Ancestry of “reacționarism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | reacționar | reactionary |
| 2 | French | réactionnaire | reactionary |
| 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 |