Where does “акция” come from?

акция (Russian) comes from French action, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

акция (Russian): share, stock; action, move, demarche; promotion,...

Definitions

  1. share, stock; action, move, demarche; promotion,...

Ancestry of “акция”, step by step

акция traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French action

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchactionaction, act; campaign; stock, share
2Old Frenchaucionaction; act; deed
3Latināctiōaction; a doing or performing, behavior
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German Aktie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAktieshare, stock
2Dutchactieaction, activity, movement; especially a...
3Middle Dutchactieaction, legal claim; legal claim
4Latinactioaction; a doing or performing, behavior; public...
5Latinactusmade, done, having been done; act, action, doing,...
6LatinagoI act, I behave; I do or make continuously or...
7Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Polish akcja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishakcjaaction; share; sale, promotional event where...

Words derived from “акция

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ