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Where does “πρακτικός” come from?

πρακτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πράσσω, from Proto-Hellenic prā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

πρακτικός (Ancient Greek): Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit...

Ancestry of “πρακτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπράσσωI do, practice
2Proto-Hellenicprā́ťťō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂-k-yé-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “πρακτικός”

  • practical
  • practically
  • practicable
  • practise
  • impracticable
  • impractical
  • practicality
  • chiropractic
  • practicum
  • pratique
  • unpractical
  • impracticality
  • practicably
  • practiser
  • impractically
  • practic
  • practicalness
  • practicer
  • impracticably
  • chiro
  • nonpractical
  • practiseth
  • unpracticable
  • unpractically
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