Etymology of the English word react
the English word
reactderived from the Late Latin word
reagere (react)
using the Latin prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of react in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
overreact,
reactance,
reactant,
reactive,
underreactCognates
Dutch
reageren, French
réagir, German
reagieren, Italian
reagire, Lithuanian
reaguoti, Norwegian
reagere, Russian
peaгиpoвaть, Swedish
reageraUsage
Word found in Modern English
