transaction

/tɹænˈzækʃən/tran-ZAK-shuhn

/tɹænˈzækʃən/tran-ZAK-shuhn

Meaninga driving through

Common meaning: a deal

Other meanings: a buying or selling

transacross
actdrive, lead; do, actLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 74 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result

‘across’ + ‘drive, lead’ → transaction

Journey through time

Latintransactio‘a completion’source
Frenchtransaction‘an agreement’source
Englishtransaction‘a deal’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin agō ‘drive, lead’.

Roots

agō, ēgī, āctum Latin “drive, lead; do, act”

Related words

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