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Where does “πρᾶξῐς” come from?

πρᾶξῐς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω, from Proto-Indo-European per(h₂)-.

πρᾶξῐς (Ancient Greek): deed, act, action, activity; business dealing;...

Definitions

  1. deed, act, action, activity; business dealing;...

Ancestry of “πρᾶξῐς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρᾱ́σσωI do, practice; to do
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper(h₂)-—

Words derived from “πρᾶξῐς”

  • praxis
  • apraxia
  • Praxiteles
  • apraxic
  • neurapraxia
  • praxeology
  • parapraxis
  • praxic
  • orthoprax
  • zoopraxiscope
  • neurapraxic
  • praxeologist
  • practopoiesis
  • Praxiteles
  • Praxagoras
  • chiroprassi
  • prassi
  • aprassia
  • aprassico
  • praxisnah
  • praxisfremd
  • Praxis
  • praxisfern
  • praxe
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