Where does “Πραξιτέλης” come from?
Πραξιτέλης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις, from Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω, from Proto-Indo-European per(h₂)-.
Πραξιτέλης (Ancient Greek): In particular: Praxiteles, Athenian sculptor from the Classical period
Definitions
- In particular: Praxiteles, Athenian sculptor from the Classical period
Ancestry of “Πραξιτέλης”, step by step
Πραξιτέλης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πρᾶξις
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πρᾶξις | deed, act, action, activity; business dealing;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρᾱ́σσω | I do, practice; to do |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per(h₂)- | — |
via Ancient Greek τέλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τέλος | completion, accomplishment, fulfillment,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |
Words derived from “Πραξιτέλης”